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Cameron Kirk

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.29447, -2.83461

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Marsh-bedstraw, Tufted Hair-grass +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Marsh-bedstraw, Tufted Hair-grass +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +4 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lade Braes WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 St Andrews alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +45

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +45

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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