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Dunimarle Castle

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📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.05502, -3.64387

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

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

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon, Robin +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis, Syrphus ribesii +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis, Syrphus ribesii +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 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

West Fife Woodlands WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Devilla Forest and West Fife Cycle Way link routeCycling route

Named route

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route593 m

Named routeRef 76Length 593 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route674 m

Named routeRef 76Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Shelduck +55

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
WigeonMareca penelope
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
PochardAythya ferina
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunlinCalidris alpina
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Shelduck +55

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
WigeonMareca penelope
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
PochardAythya ferina
KnotCalidris canutus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunlinCalidris alpina
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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