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Grandtully and Strathtay Recreation Ground

2 ha

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

56.65808, -3.77249

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféCampsiteParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bugle, Heath Spotted-orchid, Nipplewort +197 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bugle, Heath Spotted-orchid, Nipplewort +197 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Marsh Hawk's-beard, Common Nettle, Hogweed +25 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Clunie PathWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
'blue'Walking route
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'brown'Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Castle Dow Hill FortWalking route

Good tracks but a stiff climb. Take care not to miss the junction that takes you to the fort. Great views of Strathtay and the north from the fort.

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Yellow cycle routeCycling route
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White cycle routeCycling route
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Green cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Dunkeld to Aberfeldy Core PathCycling route

Surface suitable for robust bicycles with sturdy wheels on firm but not completely smooth paths. Cycling involves steep gradients and remote, exposed hill sections so fitness, planning and preparation required. Surfaces and gradients easy/moderate for hik

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A827 heading towards Grandtully

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A827 heading towards Grandtully

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Portnasallan MillHistoric site100 m→✦Saw MillHistoric site200 m→✦Mills of PitcastleHistoric site400 m→✦Clachan an Diridh Stone CircleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Saw MillHistoric site3.3 km→✦Miltown of ClunyHistoric site3.6 km→

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