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56.46719, -3.01173
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Tree Bumblebee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Smooth Lady's-mantle · last seen 2025; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Smooth Lady's-mantle · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 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 The Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Drovers' Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point 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 NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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21,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Common Shrew +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Vulpes Vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans +8
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Common Shrew +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Vulpes Vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans +8
Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Smooth Lady's-mantle
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Philaenus spumarius
Philaenus spumarius
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris
Ancistrocerus oviventris Ancistrocerus oviventris 