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Rait Castle

0 ha

📷 valenta · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

57.54940, -3.84991

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Northern Damselfly +161 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Northern Damselfly +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Wild Angelica, Garlic Mustard +101 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Wild Angelica, Garlic Mustard +101 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Beech, Sweet Cicely +19 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Holly Speckle, Shaggy Inkcap, Wood Blewits +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Holly Speckle, Shaggy Inkcap, Wood Blewits +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 1Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rait Castle

📷 valenta · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The LinksUrban park4.5 km→🌱West LinksUrban park4.7 km→🌱The LinksUrban park4.5 km→🐄Scottish Exotic Animal RescueVisitor farm4.2 km→✦The Toorie MonumentHistoric site4.5 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site4.1 km→

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