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Hillhead

📷 Paul McIlroy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

56.10483, -3.47640

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goldeneye
✦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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Goldeneye
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Goldeneye, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Goldeneye, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Cuckooflower, Pignut +12 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Cuckooflower, Pignut +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cantharis nigricans, Tipula maxima, Neoascia tenur +2 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Cantharis nigricans, Tipula maxima, Neoascia tenur +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Marsh Hawk's-beard +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

yellowWalking route1 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route

Named routeLength 1 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

blueWalking route2 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

redWalking route2.5 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

purpleWalking route3 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park purple route

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11.4 km

Named routeRef 764Length 11.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route49 m

Named routeRef 764Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

5,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Pintail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Redwing +48

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Emberiza citrinella caliginosaEmberiza citrinella caliginosa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterautumn

2025

Goldeneye · Pintail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Redwing +48

GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
PintailAnas acuta
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
WigeonMareca penelope
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoosanderMergus merganser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Emberiza citrinella caliginosaEmberiza citrinella caliginosa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Pine Marten · Red Squirrel

Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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