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Getting here
56.22063, -3.00137
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Orange Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Salmonberry, Primrose, Bramble +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Deer Shield, Glistening Inkcap · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km▾
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,423 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow +18
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Birch Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- 10-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Salmonberry · Primrose · Wood Avens · Bramble · Hawthorn +19
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,423 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow +18
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Birch Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- 10-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Salmonberry · Primrose · Wood Avens · Bramble · Hawthorn +19
- SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
BadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesAdalia decempunctata2024
Adalia decempunctata2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Rosebay Willowherb
Rosebay Willowherb
Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
SanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaCleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024SnowdropGalanthusSnowdropGalanthusWall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis2025Wall WhitlowgrassDrabella muralis2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024