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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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56.10162, -3.36732
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Nature reserve; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Zaphne caudata +126 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Zaphne caudata +126 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +16 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Lochgelly Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point
Show on map yellow Walking route 1 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route
Named route Length 1 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map blue Walking route 2 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map red Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch Leven Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 764 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 764 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 645 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 645 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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About this nature reserve Dalbeath Marsh is a 3-hectare local nature reserve situated in Fife, Mid Scotland and Fife. The area features wetlands and grasslands, which support a variety of wildlife including amphibians, small mammals, and numerous bird species, making it a popular spot for birdwatchers.
Photos Torbeath Gardens, Hill of Beath
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Wildlife to spot
6,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,644 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +38
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Speckled Wood 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,644 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +38
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Speckled Wood 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus2025
Lepus europaeus2025
Shrew Soricidae2024
Shrew Soricidae2024 Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Malthodes Malthodes
Malthodes Malthodes 