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56.46836, -2.98300
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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 🎳 Bowling greens 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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2024; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map The Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Drovers' Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,406 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,406 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Chaffinch +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +7
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,406 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Magpie · Chaffinch +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes +7
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus
Plecotus auritus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia 