Den o'Alyth

The Den of Alyth is a wooded glen on both sides of the Alyth Burn, situated on the outskirts of the Perthshire village of Alyth. This is the area from which much of the stone was quarried to build parts of Alyth in earlier times. Den is from the Scots word meaning wooded glen and this area features many walks of varying length through mixed open woodland, along the Alyth Burn. A designed Site of Specific Scientific Interest, the Den of Alyth is notable for being naturally seeded and directly descended from the original deciduous woodland that once covered great swathes of lowland Scotland. A variety of wildlife is regularly spotted among the oak, ash and birch trees, including tree creepers and great tits, while dippers and grey wagtails live by the waterside.