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Rossie Estate Sawmill

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Dogs 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
  • 🍄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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Flavoplaca oasis, Netted Shield Lichen +103 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Flavoplaca oasis, Netted Shield Lichen +103 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Dandelion, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +7 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Dandelion, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +7 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bogle Burn TrailWalking route
Named route
Drovers' RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Check Bar RoadWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network
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 route1.8 km
Named routeRef 77Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route818 m
Named routeRef 77Length 818 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 77Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 77Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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