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Stanley Mills

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.47913, -3.43927

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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
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Ramsons +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Ramsons +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Large Red Damselfly, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Sweet Chestnut, Common Chickweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oakwood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Five Mile WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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
Bankfoot to MurthlyWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 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 route820 m
Named routeRef 77Length 820 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.3 km
Named routeRef 77Length 8.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route842 m
Named routeRef 77Length 842 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stanley Mills - east range

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stanley Mills - east range

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Guildtown Playing FieldsUrban park2.2 km→⛪Stanley Parish ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🌱Megans GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Megan Black Memorial GardenUrban park3.1 km→✦standing stoneHistoric site2 km→✦NewmilnHistoric site2.8 km→

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