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Dairsie Castle

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📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.33306, -2.94977

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +76 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 — Japanese Knotweed, Red Campion, Common Mallow +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Red Campion, Common Mallow +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Wood-sorrel, Rowan +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 St Andrews alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

N/ACycling route525 m

Named routeLength 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2 m

Named routeLength 2 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
DipperCinclus cinclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TealAnas crecca

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,044 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
DipperCinclus cinclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TealAnas crecca

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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