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Blair Tower

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56.08922, -3.55946

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Herb-Robert, Broad-leaved Helleborine +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Herb-Robert, Broad-leaved Helleborine +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

West Fife Woodlands WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route364 m

Named routeRef 76Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 76Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route841 m

Named routeRef 76Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,944 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,944 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Cow Parsley · Herb-Robert · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,944 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Cow Parsley · Herb-Robert · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Spotted-orchid

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 MARC CURRAN · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Walled Garden (Ruin)Urban park3.4 km→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱King George V Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Carnock Public ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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