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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 Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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 Carrion Crow and Mallard
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Marsh Thistle, Wild Cherry +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Marsh Thistle, Wild Cherry +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Bramble +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 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

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Cycling

10 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 route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +74

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PochardAythya ferina
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus2024
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GadwallMareca strepera
Rock DoveColumba livia
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021

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Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

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Plants75 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Marsh Thistle · American Willowherb · Hogweed · Norway Spruce +70

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Norway SprucePicea abies2022
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2022
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022
BroomCytisus scoparius2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2022
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2022
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Red PondweedPotamogeton alpinus2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
AppleMalus domestica2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2022
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +74

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WigeonMareca penelope
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PochardAythya ferina
CurlewNumenius arquata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus2024
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GadwallMareca strepera
Rock DoveColumba livia
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

🌿

Plants75 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Marsh Thistle · American Willowherb · Hogweed · Norway Spruce +70

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Norway SprucePicea abies2022
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
BugleAjuga reptans2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2022
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2022
RaspberryRubus idaeus2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2022
an EyebrightEuphrasia arctica2022
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2022
BroomCytisus scoparius2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2022
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2022
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Red PondweedPotamogeton alpinus2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
AppleMalus domestica2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022
RowanSorbus aucuparia2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2022
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2022
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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