Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre and Wildlife Reserve covers 98 hectares near Dunkeld. From early April to late August, the star attraction is a pair of breeding ospreys, which nest just 150 metres from our observation hide.
Address: Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld PH8 0HH
Why visit?
Highlights include:
- Getting closer to the ospreys with binoculars, telescopes and live video footage
- Spotting red squirrels, woodpeckers and other woodland birds from viewing windows
- Interactive displays help bring the story of Loch of the Lowes to life
- Education activities and school visits
- Regular family events throughout the year
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Gift shop stocking a range of wildlife-themed gifts, souvenirs and birdcare products
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Hot and cold drinks and light refreshments available
Best time to visit?
- Mar – Nov for red squirrels
- Apr – Aug for ospreys
- May – Aug for beavers
- All year round for wildfowl
- All year round for bird feeders & deer
Visit for:
- birdwatching
- woodlands
- wildflowers
- scenery
- mammals
Other information
The Fungarth path leads from the historic town of Dunkeld to Loch of Lowes.
Events
Find out what events are taking place at Loch of the Lowes in the coming months by clicking the button below.
Hello, My name is Euan and I started working as a Visitor Centre Assistant at Loch of the Lowes in August. I’m working here on a one year placement via Community Job Scotland. I wanted to work at Loch of the Lowes because of my love of local wildlife, coming from Birnam myself. My favourite animal at Loch of the Lowes would have to be the mandarin duck due to is vibrant colours and regal presence. However, the first time…
The Brilliant Bats talk and walk on Sunday 2nd kick-started our bat month at Loch of the Lowes. On our walk and from the hide we managed to see and hear 3 species of bat: soprano pipistrelle, common pipistrelle and Daubenton’s. While there are 17 species of bat known to be breeding in the UK, only 9 species have been seen in Scotland. Although some species are less common than others, the 9 species that can be found in Scotland…
As our osprey family wing their way south we’re also coming to the end of our season of People’s Postcode Lottery Beaver Watches here at Loch of the Lowes. These events have proven to be one of our most popular summer activities at the reserve and as an Assistant Ranger I’ve been lucky enough to host several of them this year. Many visitors are surprised when we mention our beaver family and are even more surprised to know they’ve been…
It’s come to the time of year when we have an empty osprey nest again. It’s been a wonderful osprey season at Loch of the Lowes where we’ve been treated to watching LM12 and LF15 successfully raise two chicks, PT0 and LN1. The chicks themselves have provided us with some entertaining viewing, from watching PT0 balance on a ball of nest material, to seeing them lose fish out the side of the nest. https://www.facebook.com/LochoftheLowes/videos/2142167016066399/ The osprey season started with LF15…
Juvenile osprey PT0 has now not been seen by staff since Monday morning (around 10:30am), and it is believed that he (or she!) has left for migration. There was therefore a 10 day gap between LN1 and PT0 leaving Loch of the Lowes, though they both left within the usual time frame for young ospreys. In the final few days before PT0 left, we saw that the juvenile had surpassed the size of LM12, which has made many of us…
It’s red squirrel month at Loch of the Lowes! We get so many visitors to our centre desperate to see red squirrels, and they are often treated to exciting displays from them at the feeding station and around the reserve. We believe that there are at least 7 local red squirrels that come into the feeding station, some of which you can identify by their colouration. One of the squirrels, for example, has a very blonde tip to the end…
Hi, I’m Katie, one of the Assistant Ranger volunteers at Loch of the Lowes and I’d like to tell you about what we have been getting up to in the last month. Everyone knows that the Loch of the Lowes is a fantastic place for wildlife, but we have four other beautiful reserves in Perthshire where we are undertaking a variety of conservation tasks to support the ongoing management for biodoversity and species protection. We regularly visit Balnaguard Glen for…