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Italian Garden

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📷 derek menzies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

56.06914, -3.46908

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Peacock Rooms Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Peacock Rooms Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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6 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

yellowWalking route1 km▾

Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route

Named routeLength 1 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

blueWalking route2 km▾

Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

redWalking route2.5 km▾

Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 764Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route841 m▾

Named routeRef 76Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,117 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

6,117 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit

+51 more species

All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

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Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly

+5 more species

All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

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Plants11 species

autumn

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Feverfew · Yew · Wall-rue · Sticky Groundsel

+6 more species

All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
YewTaxus baccata
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,117 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit

+51 more species

All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024

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Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly

+5 more species

All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants11 species

autumn

2025

Rosebay Willowherb · Feverfew · Yew · Wall-rue · Sticky Groundsel

+6 more species

All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
YewTaxus baccata
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 derek menzies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Italian Garden

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Photos

📷 derek menzies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Italian Garden

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

Peacock Rooms Café · 41m

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Parking

Glen Bridge · Paid · 103m

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Picnic spot

287m away

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Playground

2 · 132m away

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Toilets

2 · 25m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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