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56.11396, -3.36342
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Groundsel, Ribwort Plantain +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Groundsel, Ribwort Plantain +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Ground-elder, Hogweed +12 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Lochgelly Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point
Show on map red Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map purple Walking route 3 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park purple route
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Old North Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch Leven Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 764 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 764 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lochore Meadows Skills Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 135 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 135 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Blackbird · Mallard · Wren · Chaffinch +38
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Shrew Soricidae2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Arrowgrass · Branched Bur-reed · Japanese Knotweed · Broom +23
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Broom Cytisus scoparius2024 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Blackbird · Mallard · Wren · Chaffinch +38
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Shrew Soricidae2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Comma Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Arrowgrass · Branched Bur-reed · Japanese Knotweed · Broom +23
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Broom Cytisus scoparius2024 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-album
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Malthodes Malthodes
Malthodes Malthodes
Tipula luna Tipula luna2023
Tipula luna Tipula luna2023
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata2023
Anasimyia lineata Anasimyia lineata2023 Hedera helix
Hedera helix
Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2023
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Heath Dog-violet Viola canina2023
Heath Dog-violet Viola canina2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Pignut Conopodium majus2023
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2023
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023 