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?
- Apr – Aug for ospreys
- Apr – Sept for beavers
- All year round for red squirrels
- 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 viewing our events leaflet.
You can book on to these events by clicking the button below.
Over the past few weeks our SPO Team and dedicated Osprey Watch volunteers have been keeping a close eye on our breeding osprey pair, LM12 and LF15. This allows us to keep track of various behaviours over the nesting season, including incubation, fish deliveries and defensive behaviour. Here is a brief summary of these behaviours throughout the season so far. Incubation LM12 and LF15 currently have three eggs and their most important task just now is to keep these safe…
It might be sunny and relaxed at Loch of the Lowes today, but all was not calm on the nest. LM12 and LF15 defend the nest from an intruder osprey © Scottish Wildlife Trust An intruder osprey spent 5 minutes circling and dive bombing the nest, most likely a solitary male attempting to take over the nest as their own. LM12 sat tight guarding LF15, with both birds showing classic defensive behaviour of mantling and guard…
With Osprey season well under way, our pair are now spending a lot of time on the nest incubating their three eggs, and it can sometimes be quite hard to differentiate between our breeding male osprey LM12 and female LF15. To make things easier we have produced a guide which highlights the differences between the pair and will hopefully help you to tell them apart. As with all raptors, the female osprey is up to a third bigger in size,…
A family photo: LM12, LF15 and their 3 eggs © Scottish Wildlife Trust Hi We are experiencing issues with the webcam. It has been flagged to IT and we’re working to get it restored asap. The security of the ospreys is our top priority as we continue to maintain 24/7 watch of the nest. Thank you for your patience. Lowes team. ***Webcam is back online***
There is great news for the osprey pair here at Lowes as LF15 has laid her third egg of the season! LF15 with 3 eggs at Loch of the Lowes At around 6pm yesterday evening LF15 began to look a little ruffled and uncomfortable, breathing more heavily than usual. At 6.27pm she appeared to give a final push and stood up to reveal a third egg. After tending to her eggs and shuffling around some nest…
Osprey watch season 2019 is well under way! We’ve had an early start to the season with two eggs laid by the 7th of April, hopefully with more on the way. We have high hopes that this will be another great season for these ospreys and really hope to see some chicks hatch around mid-May. 2019 Species Protection Team © Scottish Wildlife Trust This year’s Species Protection Officers; Andy, Jane, Johnny and Nick (supported by Perthshire…
We’ve had a very eventful 24 hours here at Loch of the Lowes! Resident female osprey LF15 stands guard over her two eggs© Scottish Wildlife Trust webcam After a little bit of drama on the osprey nest on the night of the 6th of April, (see our previous blog), our breeding female LF15 laid her second egg yesterday afternoon. She began to show signs of laying at 17.20, first appearing to be quite restless on the…