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Loch an Daimh

886 ha

📷 paul birrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome886 ha

Getting here

56.58490, -4.46901

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Ptarmigan and Meadow Pipit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Ptarmigan, Meadow Pipit, Wheatear +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Ptarmigan, Meadow Pipit, Wheatear +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Least Cinquefoil, Sheathed Sedge, Purple Saxifrage +340 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Least Cinquefoil, Sheathed Sedge, Purple Saxifrage +340 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Bilberry, Crowberry +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bordered White Underwing, Red Admiral, Black Mountain Moth +4 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Broad-bordered White Underwing, Red Admiral, Black Mountain Moth +4 more · last seen 2021

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Ptarmigan, Meadow Pipit, Wheatear +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Ptarmigan, Meadow Pipit, Wheatear +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Auch to Glen LyonWalking route20 km

Along tracks but goes through remote country.

Named routeLength 20 kmLocal walking route
Glen Lyon RoadWalking route

SIngle track road down Glen Lyon

Named routePoint-to-point
Pubil to Glenknock (The hydro road)Walking route7.4 km

Although on road this section climbs considerably to just over 500m altitude.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Loch an Daimh, Perthshire

📷 paul birrell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Loch an Daimh, Perthshire

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