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Ravenscraig Park

✦ Ancient woodland77 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha

Getting here

56.12176, -3.13232

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

12 activities

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Eider +95 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Bluebell walks

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Black Nightshade, Honckenya +5 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Eider +95 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km▾

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

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45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 766Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route244 m▾

Named routeRef 766Length 244 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m▾

Named routeRef 76Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m▾

Named routeRef 766Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,172 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

7,172 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds98 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Eider · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon

+93 more species

All 98 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
EiderSomateria mollissima
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little AukAlle alle2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Black TernChlidonias niger2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ScaupAythya marila2024
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2024
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
SmewMergellus albellus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2023

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

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Insects13 species

summer

2024

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Green-veined White

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Plants8 species

summer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Black Nightshade · Honckenya · Agrimony · Greater Knapweed

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
HonckenyaHonckenya2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Sea Rocket

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,172 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds98 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Eider · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon

+93 more species

All 98 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
EiderSomateria mollissima
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little AukAlle alle2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Black TernChlidonias niger2024
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2024
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ScaupAythya marila2024
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024
Bean GooseAnser fabalis/serrirostris2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus2024
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
SmewMergellus albellus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RavenCorvus corax2023

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

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Insects13 species

summer

2024

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Green-veined White

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Plants8 species

summer

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Black Nightshade · Honckenya · Agrimony · Greater Knapweed

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
HonckenyaHonckenya2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Sea Rocket

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees in Ravenscraig Park

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Photos

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees in Ravenscraig Park

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 207m

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Picnic spot

2 · 202m away

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Playground

280m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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