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Fenton Tower

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📷 Adam Kerr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.02957, -2.73437

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Flounced Rustic +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Flounced Rustic +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Ramalina fraxinea · last seen 2018; Fungi — Ramalina fraxinea · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)Walking route23 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 23 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2025

Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Herring Gull +46

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WigeonMareca penelope
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024

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Mammals1 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis pertinax

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Harebell

HarebellCampanula rotundifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2025

Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Herring Gull +46

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwiftApus apus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
CootFulica atra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WigeonMareca penelope
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis pertinax

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Harebell

HarebellCampanula rotundifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adam Kerr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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