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Balfour Mill

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56.19209, -3.08717

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Goldeneye
✦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

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whooper Swan and Goldeneye
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Kestrel +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Goldeneye, Kestrel +47 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 — Red Campion, Great Wood-rush, Wood-sorrel +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Great Wood-rush, Wood-sorrel +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rosy Rustic, Chestnut, Brown-Spot Pinion +43 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Rosy Rustic, Chestnut, Brown-Spot Pinion +43 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Nettle, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

31 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 route1.2 km

Named routeRef 766Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds19 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Common Scoter · Kestrel +14

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
SwiftApus apus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PintailAnas acuta2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2023
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Red Squirrel · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
OtterLutra lutra2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Red Admiral · Ringlet · Orange-tip · Small White

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small WhitePieris rapae2023

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Wood-sorrel · Great Wood-rush · Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet · Three-nerved Sandwort +17

Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
CowslipPrimula veris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023
Downy Birch / Silver BirchBetula pubescens/pendula2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,335 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds19 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Whooper Swan · Fieldfare · Common Scoter · Kestrel +14

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
SwiftApus apus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PintailAnas acuta2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2023
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Red Squirrel · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
OtterLutra lutra2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

Red Admiral · Ringlet · Orange-tip · Small White

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small WhitePieris rapae2023

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Wood-sorrel · Great Wood-rush · Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet · Three-nerved Sandwort +17

Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
CowslipPrimula veris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023
Downy Birch / Silver BirchBetula pubescens/pendula2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Kasman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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