Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
56.26064, -3.22704
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Larch Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Azure Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Glen Vale PathWalking route7.7 km▾
Named routeLength 7.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bishop Hill LoopWalking route12.5 km▾
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Drumain DanderWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Feal StrollWalking route7.3 km▾
Named routeLength 7.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route250 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route592 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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House by Pillars of Hercules
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House by Pillars of Hercules
Facilities
☕Café
Pillars of Hercules · 9m
🅿️Parking
3 nearby · Free · 86m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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