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St Lesmo's Chapel

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

57.05256, -2.86008

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Glen Tanar 483m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: Scotland Trail

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sphagnum divinum · last seen 2025; Plants — Sphagnum divinum · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Knockie ViewpointWalking route
Named routeRef ViewpointLocal walking route
Chapel TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CrossLocal walking route
Old PinesWalking route
Named routeRef Pine ConeLocal walking route
Deeside WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairy LochanWalking route
Named routeRef DragonflyLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarland WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
Deeside WayCycling route
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route168 m
Named routeRef 195Length 168 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 195Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route215 m
Named routeRef 195Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ballater & Burn o'Vat CircularMountain bike route
Named routeRef 2
Scotland TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Lesmo's Chapel

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Lesmo's Chapel

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Auld KirkReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Glentanar HouseHistoric site500 m→✦Cairngorm National Park StoneHistoric site3.3 km→✦Tower o' EssHistoric site2.8 km→✦Blue Cairn, Long CairnHistoric site4.7 km→✦Balnacraig, Long CairnHistoric site4.8 km→

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