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Clatto Reservoir

47 ha

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56.25852, -3.03230

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Grebe
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Grebe
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Grey Partridge +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Grey Partridge +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Fox-and-cubs +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Fox-and-cubs +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 766Cycling route

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

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 route199 m

Named routeRef 1Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12 m

Named routeRef 1Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Coot · Wigeon · Bullfinch +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
QuailCoturnix coturnix
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

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Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Fox-and-cubs · Chicory · Flax · Common Ragwort · Great Willowherb

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
ChicoryCichorium intybus
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Coot · Wigeon · Bullfinch +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
QuailCoturnix coturnix
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Fox-and-cubs · Chicory · Flax · Common Ragwort · Great Willowherb

Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
ChicoryCichorium intybus
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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