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Newmiln

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.45705, -3.41898

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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
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Jacobaea +191 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Jacobaea +191 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Elder, Garlic Mustard +31 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens +13 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens +13 more · last seen 2022

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

10 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 route402 m
Named routeRef 77Length 402 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route404 m
Named routeRef 77Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 77Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Newmiln House

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Scone Palace GroundsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Scone Recreation ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Scone Recreation ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Scone Recreation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Guildtown Playing FieldsUrban park1.7 km→🌱Megans GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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