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Strathmartine Bowling Club

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.50831, -3.03456

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens 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

5 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Water Scorpion, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Water Scorpion, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2024; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Raven TrailWalking route2.4 km

Get a bird's eye view from the open slopes of Balkello Hill, which has a sweeping vista over Dundee and the Angus coast.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Woodland WanderWalking route1.7 km

Wind your way through the young woodland. The native trees growing here are becoming a great home for wildlife.

Named routeLength 1.7 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Sidlaws View TrailWalking route600 m

Enjoy the panorama of Balkello Hill, Auchterhouse Hill and Balluderon Hill from this gentle trail through the trees.

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
Wally's WyndWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Railway PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route
Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Green Circular RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 1Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route439 m
Named routeRef 1Length 439 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dighty Water above Bridgefoot

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dighty Water above Bridgefoot

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🌱Camperdown Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️Camperdown and Templeton WoodsCountry park2.5 km→🌱Campy GrowersUrban park3.1 km→🌱Templeton WoodsUrban park1.7 km→🌱Camperdown ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱South Road ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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