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Herd Park

📷 Bill Kasman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.18449, -3.03928

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Red-throated Diver, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-throated Diver, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Bulrush, Red Bartsia +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Bulrush, Red Bartsia +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria scripta +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Sphaerophoria scripta +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Braes Loan Circular Historical TrailWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 766Cycling route
Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 766Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 766Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 766Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Playing fields, Buckhaven

📷 Bill Kasman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Playing fields, Buckhaven

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buckhaven LinksUrban park1.8 km→🌱Leven Festival GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Festival GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Letham GlenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Silverburn ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Toll ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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