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Strathallan Castle

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📷 Derek Ferris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.31939, -3.74925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Teal, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Teal, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Annual Meadow-grass, Pineappleweed +186 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Annual Meadow-grass, Pineappleweed +186 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Hemp-nettle, Gooseberry +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Southern Hawker +12 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Southern Hawker +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Saints WayWalking route130 km

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Muthill to CrieffCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Wigeon +42

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Common GullLarus canus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Batman Hoverfly · Epistrophe grossulariae · Volucella pellucens · Eupeodes corollae · Common Green Grasshopper

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2023

Black Medick · Hairy Tare · Long-headed Poppy · Green Alkanet

Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,577 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Mallard · Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Wigeon +42

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Common GullLarus canus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Batman Hoverfly · Epistrophe grossulariae · Volucella pellucens · Eupeodes corollae · Common Green Grasshopper

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2023

Black Medick · Hairy Tare · Long-headed Poppy · Green Alkanet

Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Ferris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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