Donald Rose Reservoir 11 ha
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56.22246, -3.08124
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-winged Blood Bee, 4-Spotted Digger Wasp +54 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-winged Blood Bee, 4-Spotted Digger Wasp +54 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Yellow-sedge, Marsh Cudweed, Red Bartsia +57 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Yellow-sedge, Marsh Cudweed, Red Bartsia +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Raspberry +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Braes Loan Circular Historical Trail Walking route ▾
Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 766 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 766 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 135 m ▾
Named route Ref 766 Length 135 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 137 m ▾
Named route Ref 766 Length 137 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Cormorant +48
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Yellow-sedge · Lesser Spearwort · Small Cudweed · Hard-fern · Ragged-Robin +3
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Small Cudweed Logfia minima Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Little Grebe · Moorhen · Cormorant +48
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Yellow-sedge · Lesser Spearwort · Small Cudweed · Hard-fern · Ragged-Robin +3
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Small Cudweed Logfia minima Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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