Dunkeld is situated in an area of Scotland marketed as Big Tree Country.
The area is heavily wooded, and has some notable trees, including the Birnam Oak, believed to be the only remaining tree from the Birnam Wood named by Shakespeare in his play Macbeth: 
MACBETH: I will not be afraid of death and bane, till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane.

— Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, scene 3.

 
The Birnam Oak stands a few hundred metres from the centre of Birnam on the Murthly Estate.
Traditionally, it was known as "The Hangman's Tree".
Other significant trees in the area include Niel Gow's Oak, the tree under which Niel Gow, a fiddler under contract to three of the Dukes of Atholl, composed many of Scotland's famous strathspeys and reels.
It stands near Gow's home at Inver.
The Parent Larch near Dunkeld cathedral is the sole survivor from a group of larches collected from the mountains of the Tyrol mountains in 1738, and which were the seed source for large-scale larch plantings in the local area.

Much of the countryside surrounding the town is designated as a national scenic area (NSA), one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.
The River Tay (Dunkeld) NSA covers 5,708 hectares (14,100 acres).
Parts of the area also form part of the Tay Forest Park, a network of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland that are spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire.
About 2 miles (3 kilometres) northeast of the town is the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve, managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

There are many walks in the area.
The 404-metre (1,325 ft) summit of Birnam Hill (on Murthly Estate) lies 1.5 km (1 mi) south of the railway station and is easily ascended from there, or from a car park to the east.

Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a folly located in the pleasure grounds known as The Hermitage, located close to Dunkeld and Birnam.
The site is owned by the National Trust for Scotland, and has walks in the wooded scenery surrounding the River Braan.
Dunkeld is situated in an area of Scotland marketed as Big Tree Country. The area is heavily wooded, and has some notable trees, including the Birnam Oak, believed to be the only remaining tree from the Birnam Wood named by Shakespeare in his play Macbeth: 
MACBETH: I will not be afraid of death and bane, till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane.
— Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, scene 3.
 
The Birnam Oak stands a few hundred metres from the centre of Birnam on the Murthly Estate. Traditionally, it was known as "The Hangman's Tree". Other significant trees in the area include Niel Gow's Oak, the tree under which Niel Gow, a fiddler under contract to three of the Dukes of Atholl, composed many of Scotland's famous strathspeys and reels. It stands near Gow's home at Inver. The Parent Larch near Dunkeld cathedral is the sole survivor from a group of larches collected from the mountains of the Tyrol mountains in 1738, and which were the seed source for large-scale larch plantings in the local area. 
Much of the countryside surrounding the town is designated as a national scenic area (NSA), one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development. The River Tay (Dunkeld) NSA covers 5,708 hectares (14,100 acres). Parts of the area also form part of the Tay Forest Park, a network of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland that are spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire. About 2 miles (3 kilometres) northeast of the town is the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve, managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
There are many walks in the area. The 404-metre (1,325 ft) summit of Birnam Hill (on Murthly Estate) lies 1.5 km (1 mi) south of the railway station and is easily ascended from there, or from a car park to the east. 
Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a folly located in the pleasure grounds known as The Hermitage, located close to Dunkeld and Birnam. The site is owned by the National Trust for Scotland, and has walks in the wooded scenery surrounding the River Braan.
Dunkeld and Birnam