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Guildtown Playing Fields

4 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

56.47052, -3.40662

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sweet Chestnut, Giant Bellflower +29 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sweet Chestnut, Giant Bellflower +29 more · last seen 2021

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Five Mile WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
River Tay WayWalking route

This is a newly proposed route.

Named routeLocal walking route
Luncarty Stanley River WalkWalking route

Mostly following the former mill lade from the weir at Stanley, near Thistlebridge Rapids, that flowed to the bleaching mills at Luncarty. Experienced walkers only. Avoids busy roads without footpaths.

Named routeLocal cycle route
Dunkeld to SconeWalking route24 km

A sorter, more direct route than River Tay Trail. Boots required and ability to read a map.

Named routeLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Scone to PerthWalking route4.3 km

Uses footpaths alongside the road and then across the Tay to South Inch.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields north of Guildtown

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields north of Guildtown

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Stanley Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🌱Megans GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Megan Black Memorial GardenUrban park3.6 km→✦Stone CircleHistoric site800 m→✦NewmilnHistoric site1.7 km→✦standing stoneHistoric site3.9 km→

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