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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.
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…
The very observant osprey webcam watchers may have noticed that juvenile LN1 hasn’t been seen very much recently. We therefore believe it is very possible he has started his migration, leaving us with PT0 and LM12. We are still going through footage to check the last time he was seen (there is a lot to go through!), but at the moment we know that he was here on the 10th of August, and could be seen with PT0 on the…
As many of you will have observed via the webcam, our resident female osprey LF15 has not been seen by staff since the evening of Tuesday 7th August. She was last seen by webcam viewers early on Wednesday morning. As always we like to delay announcing her departure as we never can tell whether she’s just fishing in other lochs or has truly left us. In 2017 the last time she was seen was 5th August, so the timing seems…
It’s getting to that time again when the ospreys start to leave us for the year, with the female (LF15) leaving first. Female ospreys will begin their migration 3-4 weeks before the juveniles and male, so don’t panic just yet, you’ve still got time to see ospreys this year! LF15 on the nest with PT0 (01/08/18) We anticipate that LF15 will leave within the next week, though it will be difficult to pinpoint the exact…
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Loch of the Lowes with the new Ranger Team settling in and getting to know the other Perthshire Reserves. Assistant Volunteer Rangers Katie Horton, Lynsey MacGregor and Paul Anderson, joined by the new Ranger Sara ‘Raz’ Rasmussen have been out and about visiting Balnaguard, Keltneyburn, Brerachan and the Tummel Shingle Islands. The team will be working to contribute to the management of these reserves over the next few months. Follow the blog…
Birds are typically known for their flying abilities, but there are a few that draw attention by their ability to climb up or down trees. We get 3 species at Loch of the Lowes that can do this: nuthatches, treecreepers, and great spotted woodpeckers. Although some people are lucky enough to see nuthatches regularly, they are a rare sight at Loch of the Lowes, so we are very pleased to see them here recently. We also regularly catch glimpses of…