St Catherine's Tower
Getting here
56.58889, -3.44455
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Iris, Marsh-marigold, Creeping Buttercup +126 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Yellow Iris, Marsh-marigold, Creeping Buttercup +126 more · last seen 2017
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Pedicia rivosa +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Pedicia rivosa +25 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km
Blairgowrie
Catchpenny to Butterstone PathWalking route
River Tay WayWalking route
This is a newly proposed route.
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Dunkeld Loch Ordie Butterstone LoopCycling route24 km
Half day cycle on mostly good tracks.
Wildlife to spot
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