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Stanley Parish Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.47985, -3.44617

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 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

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

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

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

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 route4 km
Named routeRef 77Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

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Stanley Parish Church

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stanley Parish Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Guildtown Playing FieldsUrban park2.6 km→🌱Megans GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Megan Black Memorial GardenUrban park3.1 km→✦standing stoneHistoric site1.6 km→✦NewmilnHistoric site3 km→🪦Kirkhill CemeteryCemetery3.3 km→

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