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Collessie Man

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.30631, -3.14468

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
  • ✦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

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sitona obsoletus, Birch Shieldbug, Bronze Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sitona obsoletus, Birch Shieldbug, Bronze Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Gorse, Ivy +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Gorse, Ivy +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newton of Collessie

📷 Douglas Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newton of Collessie

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉Birnie and Gaddon LochsNature reserve900 m→🐄Fife ZooVisitor farm1.1 km→🌱Letham ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Victoria Public ParkUrban park3.1 km→🐄Scottish Deer CentreVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱Monimal Tower Project GardenUrban park1 km→

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