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🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
56.33981, -2.80496
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Sweatpea Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Grey Heron ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Sweatpea Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Herring Gull +85 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 — Creeping Thistle, Rosebay Willowherb, Sea Rocket +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Rosebay Willowherb, Sea Rocket +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lade Braes Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 St Andrews alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 77 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 77 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 95 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 95 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Hope Park Church, St Andrews
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122,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 122,136 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Fulmar · Eider · Herring Gull +45
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus2025 Rowan · Spurge-laurel · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle +7
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 122,136 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Grey Heron · Fulmar · Eider · Herring Gull +45
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Eider Somateria mollissima Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus2025 Rowan · Spurge-laurel · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Common Nettle +7
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025 