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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Mid Scotland and Fife › Fife Getting here
56.38516, -2.89734
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldeneye +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Broom, Common Spotted-orchid +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Broom, Common Spotted-orchid +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Volucella pellucens, 2-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Volucella pellucens, 2-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Comfrey, Hogweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Pinecone Trail Walking route ▾
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 Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pine Cone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Photos Gravestones, Leuchars Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · House Martin +29
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Teal Anas crecca Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Curlew Numenius arquata Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Jelly Ear
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Privet · Fatsia · Oak · Creeping Thistle +4
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025 Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025 Oak Quercus2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · House Martin +29
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Swallow Hirundo rustica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Teal Anas crecca Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Curlew Numenius arquata Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Jelly Ear
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wild Privet · Fatsia · Oak · Creeping Thistle +4
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025 Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025 Oak Quercus2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis2025
Bur Chervil Anthriscus caucalis2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 