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Harperleas Reservoir

32 ha

📷 Lis Burke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

56.23413, -3.27343

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Soft-rush, Procumbent Pearlwort +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Soft-rush, Procumbent Pearlwort +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Glen Vale PathWalking route7.7 km
Named routeLength 7.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bishop Hill LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Drumain DanderWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Feal StrollWalking route7.3 km
Named routeLength 7.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 1Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route250 m
Named routeRef 1Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Harperleas reservoir

📷 Lis Burke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Falkland Palace GardensUrban park4.7 km→🐄Pillars of HerculesVisitor farm4.1 km→🌱Town GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Palace GardenUrban park4.8 km→🪦Falkland Old CemeteryCemetery4.4 km→⛪Falkland Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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