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Gilvenbank Park

10 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

56.21145, -3.16753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dipper
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dipper
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Dipper, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Dipper, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Black Darter +11 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Braes Loan Circular Historical TrailWalking route▾

Named route

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Drumain DanderWalking route4 km▾

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 766Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route135 m▾

Named routeRef 766Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route226 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,244 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

10,244 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds73 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Robin · Dipper · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

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Mammals8 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Frog · Common Frog

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Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Mikiola fagi

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Common Knapweed · Rowan · Red Campion · Tufted Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,244 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Robin · Dipper · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Frog · Common Frog

🐝

Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Mikiola fagi

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Plants4 species

summer

2025

Common Knapweed · Rowan · Red Campion · Tufted Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

19 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

10 nearby · Free · 155m

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Playground

168m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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