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Lahill House

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Common Scoter
✦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

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Common Scoter
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Common Scoter, Herring Gull +113 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Common Scoter, Herring Gull +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly, Large Red Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly, Large Red Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Meadow Crane's-bill, Knotted Pearlwort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Meadow Crane's-bill, Knotted Pearlwort +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

12,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds120 species

winterspring

2025

Eider · Common Scoter · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew +115

EiderSomateria mollissima
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RavenCorvus corax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RazorbillAlca torda
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KnotCalidris canutus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Great TitParus major
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
ScaupAythya marila
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common TernSterna hirundo
CuckooCuculus canorus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

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Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2025

Badger · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2

BadgerMeles meles2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Meadowsweet · Meadow Crane's-bill · Knotted Pearlwort · Frosted Orache · Northern Marsh-orchid +1

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata2024
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds120 species

winterspring

2025

Eider · Common Scoter · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew +115

EiderSomateria mollissima
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RavenCorvus corax
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RazorbillAlca torda
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KnotCalidris canutus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Great TitParus major
Common GuillemotUria aalge
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
ScaupAythya marila
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common TernSterna hirundo
CuckooCuculus canorus
QuailCoturnix coturnix
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
White-billed DiverGavia adamsii2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2025

Badger · Red Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2

BadgerMeles meles2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2025

Meadowsweet · Meadow Crane's-bill · Knotted Pearlwort · Frosted Orache · Northern Marsh-orchid +1

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata2024
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2024
Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Curtis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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