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Perthshire is home to thousands of different species, from tiny insects to gigantic trees. All play a vital part in the great natural scheme. There are some creatures, however, that stand out as being especially beautiful, exciting, charismatic or mysterious. We yearn for contact with them and they enrich our increasingly sophisticated and stressful lives.
Click on the link below to learn more about these animals and birds and find out some of the best places to see them in Perthshire.
RED SQUIRREL
Perthshire is a stronghold for this endangered species and super acrobatic red squirrels can be seen gracing the woodlands throughout the year.
Red Squirrel
RED DEER
Large numbers of red deer roam wild in the Perthshire hills. There is deeply primal quality in the haunting sound of roaring stags…. or the sight of a herd moving effortlessly across remote country… the best things in life are free.
Red Deer
ROE DEER
These elegant mammals are abundant in our woods and forests - they can often be spotted nibbling in the grassy clearings.
Roe Deer
PINE MARTEN
What could be more exciting than a sighting of this shy hunter of the woods? Now protected against persecution, numbers are on the rise and martens are becoming bolder.
Pine Marten
MOUNTAIN HARE
With broad feet that act like snowshoes, these delightful creatures are often encountered bounding athletically across high, heathery slopes in Perthshire.
Mountain Hare
CAPERCAILLIE
This massive woodland bird has a sharp beak and can fly through the forest at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour. Capercaillie are very vulnerable however, and difficult to see, but a small population thrives in Perthshire.
Capercaillie
GOLDEN EAGLE
A majestic hunter that lives in high, mountain country. Perhaps the true symbol of the wild.
Golden Eagle
OSPREY
A re-introduction success story, with now over 147 breeding pairs in Scotland. Loch of the Lowes, near Dunkeld, is one of the best places to view these magnificent fish eating raptors.
Osprey
WILD ATLANTIC SALMON
Leaping salmon are a vision of tenacity and power and provide one of Scotland's most inspiring wildlife dramas.
Wild Atlantic Salmon
PUFFINS
You definitely won't see puffins in Perthshire, however within easy day trip distance there are excellent marine cruise options enabling close encounters with this striking seabird.
Puffins
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