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Balmalcolm Bank

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56.25968, -3.09443

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, White Clover, Grey Alder +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, White Clover, Grey Alder +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Stellaria media, White Dead-nettle, Smooth Hawk's-beard +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Common Blue Damselfly, Birch Clubhorn +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva cinctella, Common Blue Damselfly, Birch Clubhorn +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 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 route199 m

Named routeRef 1Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +78

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RuffCalidris pugnax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
WeaselMustela nivalis
StoatMustela erminea
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Meliscaeva cinctella · Common Red Soldier Beetle +11

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024

🌿

Plants66 species

summer

2026

Giant Hogweed · White Clover · Grey Alder · Hop Trefoil · Great Willowherb +61

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Quaking-grassBriza media2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +78

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RuffCalidris pugnax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
WeaselMustela nivalis
StoatMustela erminea
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Meliscaeva cinctella · Common Red Soldier Beetle +11

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024

🌿

Plants66 species

summer

2026

Giant Hogweed · White Clover · Grey Alder · Hop Trefoil · Great Willowherb +61

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Quaking-grassBriza media2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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