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Humbie Reservoir

11 ha

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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55.96368, -3.43460

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿Foraging 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough Meadow-grass, Springy Turf-moss +149 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough Meadow-grass, Springy Turf-moss +149 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ground-elder, Common Nettle, Beech +20 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Forth Bridges TrailWalking route

Named routeRef Forth Bridges TrailPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

National Footpath Demonstration SiteWalking route

Named route

John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

111 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Little Grebe · Coot · Mute Swan +47

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Little Grebe · Coot · Mute Swan +47

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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