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56.39263, -3.03348
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Wigeon, Tree Sparrow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wigeon, Tree Sparrow +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Comma +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Comma +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 777 Length 8.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 777 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 777 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 777 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Tawny Owl · Tree Sparrow · Moorhen +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Mole Talpa europaea 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Orange-tip · St Marks Fly · Peacock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Barberry · Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Campion · Fox-and-cubs +5
Barberry Berberis vulgaris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Red Campion Silene dioica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Cleavers Galium aparine Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Tawny Owl · Tree Sparrow · Moorhen +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope Barn Owl Tyto alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Mole Talpa europaea 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Orange-tip · St Marks Fly · Peacock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Barberry · Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Campion · Fox-and-cubs +5
Barberry Berberis vulgaris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Red Campion Silene dioica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Cleavers Galium aparine Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea 