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56.33888, -2.79800
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Fisher & Donaldson — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Fisher & Donaldson — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Sea Rocket +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Sea Rocket +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Spear-leaved Orache +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lade Braes Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 St Andrews alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 77 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 77 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 95 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 95 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Blackfriars Chapel, St.Andrews
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Wildlife to spot
122,345 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 122,345 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Fulmar · Eider · Herring Gull +46
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rowan · Spurge-laurel · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle +7
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 122,345 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Fulmar · Eider · Herring Gull +46
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rowan · Spurge-laurel · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle +7
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025