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Timmons Park

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.12652, -3.31665

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Lochgelly Heritage TrailWalking route▾

Named routePoint-to-point

The Old North RoadWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lochore Meadows Skills LoopCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,773 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

16,773 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great White EgretArdea alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PochardAythya ferina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwiftApus apus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
EiderSomateria mollissima
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

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Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

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Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Tree Bumblebee

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Plants8 species

winterautumn

2025

Bittersweet · Spear Thistle · Honesty · Common Nettle · Broom

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,773 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Common GullLarus canus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GadwallMareca strepera
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Great White EgretArdea alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PochardAythya ferina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Water RailRallus aquaticus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwiftApus apus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
EiderSomateria mollissima
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Carder Bee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Tree Bumblebee

🌿

Plants8 species

winterautumn

2025

Bittersweet · Spear Thistle · Honesty · Common Nettle · Broom

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

18 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shop to let, Main Street, Lochgelly

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Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shop to let, Main Street, Lochgelly

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

10 nearby · 94m

🧺

Picnic spot

4 · 39m away

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Playground

5 · 24m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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