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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Mid Scotland and Fife › Perth and Kinross Getting here
56.46381, -3.40037
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Tawny Owl +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Tawny Owl +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens +12 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe grossulariae, Volucella pellucens +12 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2014; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2014
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Five Mile Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map River Tay Way Walking route ▾
This is a newly proposed route.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Luncarty Stanley River Walk Walking 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 route Local cycle route
Show on map Dunkeld to Scone Walking route 24 km ▾
A sorter, more direct route than River Tay Trail. Boots required and ability to read a map.
Named route Length 24 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Scone to Perth Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Uses footpaths alongside the road and then across the Tay to South Inch.
Named route Length 4.3 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map Perth Circular Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Tay Way Cycle Route Cycling 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 route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 402 m ▾
Named route Ref 77 Length 402 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 77 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 77 Length 60 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 452 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Snipe · Jackdaw · Stock Dove · Black-headed Gull +16
Swift Apus apus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Field Vole · Bank Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Volucella pellucens +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera Norway Spruce · Hawthorn · Sanicle · Raspberry · Germander Speedwell +52
Norway Spruce Picea abies Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sanicle Sanicula europaea Raspberry Rubus idaeus Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Hedera helix Hedera helix Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 452 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Snipe · Jackdaw · Stock Dove · Black-headed Gull +16
Swift Apus apus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Field Vole · Bank Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2022 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2022 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Carabus problematicus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Volucella pellucens +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera Norway Spruce · Hawthorn · Sanicle · Raspberry · Germander Speedwell +52
Norway Spruce Picea abies Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sanicle Sanicula europaea Raspberry Rubus idaeus Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Hedera helix Hedera helix Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Shrew
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus2022
Sorex araneus2022
Pine Marten Martes martes2022
Pine Marten Martes martes2022
American Mink Neovison vison2022
American Mink Neovison vison2022 Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2021
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis
Bökman's Dandelion Taraxacum boekmanii
Bökman's Dandelion Taraxacum boekmanii
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
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