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3 ha

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

56.24633, -3.15800

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Himalayan Balsam, Annual Meadow-grass +25 more · last seen 2025

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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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Braes Loan Circular Historical TrailWalking route▾

Named route

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

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36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 766Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 766National 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 route135 m▾

Named routeRef 766Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route226 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,259 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

5,259 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds62 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw

+57 more species

All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021

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Mammals8 species

springautumn

2025

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

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Hedgehog

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Insects1 species

spring

2022

Hawthorn Shieldbug

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Plants28 species

spring

2025

Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Bent · Wild Strawberry

+23 more species

All 28 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022
Holly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,259 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds62 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Jackdaw

+57 more species

All 62 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021

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Mammals8 species

springautumn

2025

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

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Hedgehog

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Insects1 species

spring

2022

Hawthorn Shieldbug

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Plants28 species

spring

2025

Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Bent · Wild Strawberry

+23 more species

All 28 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022
Holly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village cricket

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

4 nearby · 153m

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Playground

98m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Palace GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Falkland Palace GardensUrban park3.1 km→⛪Falkland Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱Victoria Public ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Balbirnie ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Gilvenbank ParkUrban park3.9 km→