Big Trees in Tay Forest Park

Big Tree Country

Tay Forest Park lies in the heart of Perthshire – Big Tree Country. Here you’ll find some of Scotland’s most beautiful woodlands as well as remarkable record-breaking trees. Follow any of the woodland trails through Craigvinean, Drummond Hill and Weem to find them.

Introducing Douglas firs

Douglas firs are named after one of Scotland’s greatest plant hunters, David Douglas. Many Perthshire lairds employed plant hunters in the early 19th century to collect the seeds of exotic species from America and Asia. 

This included the Menzies family of Weem. They planted grand trees around their castle. Their gardener was Archibald Menzies who later became a noted botanist and plant collector.