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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.22687, -3.42021

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tufted Duck
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Heaven Scent Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tufted Duck
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Heaven Scent Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink Purslane, Skullcap, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km▾

Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Bishop Hill and GlenvaleWalking route10 km▾

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Lochend Farm and Scottish Gliding CentreWalking route9 km▾

Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Loch Leven’s Larder CircuitWalking route8 km▾

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Dryside Road PathWalking route4.5 km▾

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 775Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 775National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,466 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

10,466 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds83 species

winterautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin

+78 more species

All 83 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PochardAythya ferina
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
ScaupAythya marila
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

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Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

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Insects15 species

summerautumn

2025

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

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
White-tailed Bumblebee

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Pink Purslane · Skullcap · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Iris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,466 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds83 species

winterautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin

+78 more species

All 83 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PochardAythya ferina
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
ScaupAythya marila
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2025

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

+10 more species

All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
White-tailed Bumblebee

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Pink Purslane · Skullcap · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Iris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Back Burn, Milnathort

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Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Back Burn, Milnathort

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

Heaven Scent Coffee Shop · 59m

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Parking

The Thistle · 105m

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Playground

2 · 156m away

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kirkgate ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Kirkgate ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Donaldson Memorial ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Spar ParkUrban park2.1 km→⛪Kinross Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🪦East Burial GroundCemetery3 km→