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St Martins Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, House Sparrow +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, House Sparrow +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens, Common Hawker +7 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens, Common Hawker +7 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Scone to PerthWalking route4.3 km

Uses footpaths alongside the road and then across the Tay to South Inch.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 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 route2.6 km
Named routeRef 77Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Martin's Church, St Martins, Perthshire

St Martin's Church, St Martins, Perthshire

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