Dunfermline Public Park
20 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
56.07075, -3.45066
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Feverfew, Yew +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Feverfew, Yew +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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
yellowWalking route1 km▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route
Named routeLength 1 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
blueWalking route2 km▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
redWalking route2.5 km▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 764Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 76Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Weasel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Zonocyba bifasciata · Volucella pellucens · Cantharis livida · Greater Bulb-Fly · Tree Bumblebee +1
- Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Feverfew · Wall-rue · Yew · Sticky Groundsel +10
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- YewTaxus baccata
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Weasel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Zonocyba bifasciata · Volucella pellucens · Cantharis livida · Greater Bulb-Fly · Tree Bumblebee +1
- Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosebay Willowherb · Feverfew · Wall-rue · Yew · Sticky Groundsel +10
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- YewTaxus baccata
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusWeeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralisWeeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurellaNorthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella