The Ward and Summerhouse
Getting here
56.58075, -3.45230
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Various-leaved Pondweed, Reed Canary-grass, Alternate Water-milfoil +74 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Various-leaved Pondweed, Reed Canary-grass, Alternate Water-milfoil +74 more · last seen 2018
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2023
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cateran TrailWalking route104 km
Blairgowrie
Catchpenny to Butterstone PathWalking route
Birnam Hill and The River TayWalking route13.5 km
An adventurous route over Birnam Hill, through where the buffalo roamed and back along the River Tay
River Tay WayWalking route
This is a newly proposed route.
Dunkeld to SconeWalking route24 km
A sorter, more direct route than River Tay Trail. Boots required and ability to read a map.
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Dunkeld Loch Ordie Butterstone LoopCycling route24 km
Half day cycle on mostly good tracks.
Wildlife to spot
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