Gillingshill Reservoir
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
56.24540, -2.79300
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 287m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 287m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe +75 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Syrphus, Mesembrina meridiana +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats; Plants — Hogweed, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km▾
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Photos
Gillingshill Reservoir Local Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
5,768 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,768 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan +35
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly +9
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Platycheirus albimanus
Pedunculate Oak · Sessile Oak · Red Oak · Yellow Corydalis
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Red OakQuercus rubra
- Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,768 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Grebe · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan +35
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly +9
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Platycheirus albimanus
Pedunculate Oak · Sessile Oak · Red Oak · Yellow Corydalis
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Red OakQuercus rubra
- Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusBroadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaBroadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestris