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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
56.10868, -3.35270
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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 Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Central Park 96m away — 9 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Central Park 96m away — 9 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +175 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Groundsel, Ribwort Plantain +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lochgelly Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-point
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
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Lochore Meadows Skills LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route135 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,461 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +33
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Speckled Wood
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Broom · Groundsel · Hedera helix
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- BroomCytisus scoparius2024
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,461 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +33
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Speckled Wood
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Broom · Groundsel · Hedera helix
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- BroomCytisus scoparius2024
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
ShrewSoricidae2024ShrewSoricidae2024Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumTricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeustaCixius nervosusCixius nervosusCixius nervosusCixius nervosusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaLoricula pselaphiformisLoricula pselaphiformisLoricula pselaphiformisLoricula pselaphiformisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisPeplomyza lituraPeplomyza lituraPeplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalicaCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferCartodere nodiferSoronia griseaSoronia griseaSoronia griseaSoronia griseaAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebrisSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusMalthodesMalthodesMalthodesMalthodesFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024