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Loch Tummel

2,326 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2,326 ha

Getting here

56.71068, -3.92907

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Crab Apple, Bugle +263 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coniocybe furfuracea, Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis, Cladonia macilenta +69 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Coniocybe furfuracea, Cladonia ciliata var. tenuis, Cladonia macilenta +69 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Crab Apple, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet +22 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Northern Brown Argus, Small Heath +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Northern Brown Argus, Small Heath +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Public Footpath to Blair AthollWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Clachan TrailWalking route3 km

Mostly wide, firm gravel surface. Uneven grassy section with some muddy patches. Includes some fairly steep slopes. Look out for vehicles along well-used forest roads.

Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 1:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ring Fort TrailWalking route4 km

Firm gravel surface throughout with some uneven and slightly grassed over sections. One long steep slope. Includes a section along a well-used forest road.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 1:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue cycle routeCycling route
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Yellow cycle routeCycling route
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White cycle routeCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road between the south shore of Loch Tummel and Frenich Wood

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road between the south shore of Loch Tummel and Frenich Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ceann na Coille, dunHistoric site1.5 km→💧An DunReservoir3 km→✦Queen's View, SettlementHistoric site4.4 km→💧Loch TummelReservoir0 m→🪦Borenich Burial GroundCemetery1.4 km→⛪Foss and Tummel Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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