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Burnside

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.25547, -3.35233

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +9 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +9 more · last seen 2018

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Clover, Giant Hogweed, Creeping Thistle +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — White Clover, Giant Hogweed, Creeping Thistle +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Glen Vale PathWalking route7.7 km
Named routeLength 7.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bishop Hill LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Feal StrollWalking route7.3 km
Named routeLength 7.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km
Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Michael Bruce WayWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 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 775Cycling route
Named routeRef 775National 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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruin at Burnside

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruin at Burnside

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wallace ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Wallace ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Glenfarg GreenUrban park4 km→✦Balvaird CastleHistoric site3.8 km→✦Burleigh CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦Corstan TowerHistoric site4.8 km→

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