Walks, Trails & Wildlife

Red Squirrels - These creatures are native to Britain , but there are only about 140,000 left (at a rough estimate) compared to over 2.5 millions grey squirrels. Read More

This is a straight forward family walk on a track which has been used for generations of travellers, although rough in places the route is always clear. It begins on the South Loch Earn road.  Read More

The Rob Roy Way is on the list of National Scottish Trails. The 7 day walk starts in Drymen and ends in Pitlochry. You will come to the stunningly picturesque and naturally beautiful villages of Strathyre, Balquhidder and Lochearnhead surrounded by mountains, lochs and forests. You will be made to feel very welcome in any of these villages; a lovely location with a wide choice of accommodation from campsites to luxury boutique hotels. Consider staying over night or to stop for refreshments on the way.   For detailed route information visit Rob Roy Way the official website.  Alternatively follow this advice for a short route around Strathyre. Leave the Strathyre Forrestry Commission car park by its entrance, turn left and follow the A84 road north through Strathyre. Pass by the village shop and a bus stop and then turn left on a minor road opposite the Munro Hotel. Read More

Start at the car park on the south side of the village of Strathyre. Take the Forest Enterprise signed footpath over the bridge and up to the tarred road. 100m past the village school, turn left on to the hill footpath. Climb quite steeply through tall conifers for 300m to a forestry road. Read More

At Balquhidder Church follow route until you reach the public water supply enclosure. Go straight on, ignore all junctions to left or right. Soon the rocky face of Creag an Eireannaich (Rock of the Irishman) comes into view ahead. Read More

Owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Car park (NN575333), nature trail, mountain footpaths, visitor centre (open in the summer months). Boots, full waterproofs, map and compass are required for the higher paths.  Read More

Established in 2011, Natural Trossachs is an eco-tourism business looking to attract nature lovers to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park by providing them with opportunities to view wildlife native to the area and take part in natural and cultural heritage activities. Natural Trossachs also looks to engage with the local community, providing links to local businesses and working with local experts to offer the best and most relevant of holiday experiences to the discerning traveller and naturalist. Read More

To appreciate the magnificent Braes o' Balquhidder and to get a lovely view its worth the short walk to the top of the Manse Rock, or Creag an Tuirc (rock of the boar).  Read More

Easy walk on low level path and well made up former railway trackbed. 5 Miles. Read More