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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bertha Loch Loop from PitcairngreenWalking route

A boots plod through mature woodland with views of Bertha Loch. This is an adventurous local ramble. Can be overgrown with ferns in summer.

Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
Perth Circular Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Tay Way Cycle RouteCycling route

Combining portions of NCN 7 and 77 to provide a route between Kenmore and Dundee, roughly following the course of the River Tay

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 77Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route402 m
Named routeRef 77Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route404 m
Named routeRef 77Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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