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Cockshaugh Park

5 ha

📷 Aleks Scholz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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56.33253, -2.81211

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 60m away — 18 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 60m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Rosebay Willowherb, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Rosebay Willowherb, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 St Andrews alternative

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lade Braes WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 St Andrews alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

N/ACycling route525 m

Named routeLength 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

123,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

123,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Redshank · Black-headed Gull · Fulmar +43

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DipperCinclus cinclus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Spurge-laurel · Red Campion

Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

123,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Redshank · Black-headed Gull · Fulmar +43

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DipperCinclus cinclus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

🌿

Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Spurge-laurel · Red Campion

Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Aleks Scholz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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