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Forest & nature in Perth & Perthshire.

17 forest & nature spots for families in Perth & Perthshire — opening times, prices, photos and reviews. Filter by age and accessibility to plan your day out.

Toddler-friendly

Library & story time

Beatrix Potter Perthshire Experience

Station Road Birnam Dunkeld

Discover the extraordinary story of Beatrix Potter and her enduring links to Highland Perthshire through the Beatrix Potter™ Perthshire Experience at Birnam Arts.

Ages 0–16Indoor & outdoorFree

Toddler-friendly

Forest & nature

Branklyn Garden

A small, beautiful hillside garden above Perth, famous for its rhododendrons and poppies.

Ages 0–12Outdoor🐶 Dog friendly£

Outdoor & adventure

Cargill's Leap

Short riverside walk to a rocky gorge where salmon leap on the River Ericht.

Outdoor & adventure

Cateran Trail

Waymarked countryside route from Wellmeadow with shorter kid-friendly riverside sections and wildlife.

Toddler-friendly

Outdoor & adventure

Comrie Croft

Mountain-bike trails, woodland play and nature on a friendly Perthshire farm estate.

Ages 4–16Outdoor£

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Toddler-friendly

Days out & attractions

Drummond Castle Gardens

One of Europe's finest formal gardens, with a giant parterre seen from above.

Ages 0–12Outdoor£

Outdoor & adventure

Falls of Acharn

Woodland walk above Loch Tay to a dramatic waterfall and the Hermit's Cave.

Outdoor & adventure

Faskally Wood

All-abilities loop around Loch Dunmore with a timber bridge and boathouse; a known red squirrel conservation area.

Outdoor & adventure

Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park

Woodland trails up to a clifftop folly with huge views over the Tay valley.

Ages 4–16OutdoorFree

Outdoor & adventure

Lady Mary's Walk & The Knock of Crieff

Accessible 2.5-mile riverside path plus a short wooded hill climb with a frog pond and big Strathearn views.

Outdoor & adventure

Loch Leven Heritage Trail

21km level, traffic-free loop ideal for buggies, young cyclists and wheelchairs, with loads of birdlife to spot.

Outdoor🐶 Dog friendly

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Toddler-friendly

Zoos & aquariums

Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Centre

Watch nesting ospreys and red squirrels from the hides at this Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve.

Ages 3–16Indoor & outdoor£

Toddler-friendlyAccessible

Days out & attractions

Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre

Watch salmon climb the fish ladder and learn how the dam makes power.

Ages 4–16IndoorFree

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Toddler-friendly

Outdoor & adventure

Quarrymill Woodland Park

A free woodland glen with a burn, bridges, red squirrels and a café.

Ages 0–12OutdoorFree

Outdoor & adventure

The Birks Of Aberfeldy

A circular woodland walk past waterfalls that inspired a Robert Burns poem.

Ages 4–16OutdoorFree

Toddler-friendly

Outdoor & adventure

The Hermitage

A riverside woodland walk through towering Douglas firs to a folly above a waterfall.

Ages 0–16Outdoor🐶 Dog friendlyFree

Toddler-friendly

Days out & attractions

The Pass of Killicrankie National Trust Visitor Centre

A wooded gorge with the famous Soldier's Leap and a battle-history visitor centre.

Ages 4–16Indoor & outdoorFree

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