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Causewayhead Cottages

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.43750, -2.91682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen 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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen 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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +56 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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Hairy Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Hairy Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cuckooflower, Pineappleweed, Red Dead-nettle +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Pineappleweed, Red Dead-nettle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 777Cycling route

Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Pine Cone TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +32

House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Red Dead-nettle · White Poplar · Butterfly-bush · Pineappleweed · Field Scabious

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +32

House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Red Dead-nettle · White Poplar · Butterfly-bush · Pineappleweed · Field Scabious

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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