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Crawford Priory Nurseries

📷 Hilary Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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56.28066, -3.06208

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Woodpigeon, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pink-footed Goose, Woodpigeon, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Daisy +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Northern Marsh-orchid, Daisy +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +17 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bramble

Varies

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

11 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 route199 m

Named routeRef 1Length 199 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route43 m

Named routeRef 1Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Garden Warbler · Woodpigeon +58

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Field Vole +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly

Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2024

Giant Hogweed · Northern Marsh-orchid

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Garden Warbler · Woodpigeon +58

Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WigeonMareca penelope
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Field Vole +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly

Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2024

Giant Hogweed · Northern Marsh-orchid

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hilary Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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