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Hillock Wood

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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56.04156, -3.47263

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 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

🚴

Cycling

116 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

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

Wildlife to spot

9,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WigeonMareca penelope
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WigeonMareca penelope
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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