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John Dixon Park

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Dogs welcome

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
  • The Curator — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Red Campion, Tufted Vetch +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Red Campion, Tufted Vetch +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Clubhorn, Common Green Grasshopper · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Clubhorn, Common Green Grasshopper · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 766Cycling route
Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 766Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 766Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former headquarters of John Haig & Sons whisky

Former headquarters of John Haig & Sons whisky

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