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Lime Kilns

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.03572, -3.50323

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Leucozona glaucia +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Leucozona glaucia +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb, Red Valerian +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb, Red Valerian +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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

Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

95 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

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

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

7,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common TernSterna hirundo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WigeonMareca penelope
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Stoat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
StoatMustela erminea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2025

Yarrow · Rosebay Willowherb · Red Valerian · Hedge Woundwort · Long-headed Poppy +3

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common TernSterna hirundo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WigeonMareca penelope
Great TitParus major
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Seal · Stoat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
StoatMustela erminea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Syrphus

SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2025

Yarrow · Rosebay Willowherb · Red Valerian · Hedge Woundwort · Long-headed Poppy +3

YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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