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Macduff's Castle

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📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.16250, -3.05799

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Eider, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +73 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 — Eristalis tenax, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Western Honey Bee +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Western Honey Bee +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Sessile Oak, Sea Plantain +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Sessile Oak, Sea Plantain +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Braes Loan Circular Historical TrailWalking route

Named route

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

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 766Cycling route

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route135 m

Named routeRef 766Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route258 m

Named routeRef 766Length 258 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route145 m

Named routeRef 766Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 766Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Sandwich Tern · Eider · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +40

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwiftApus apus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
PuffinFratercula arctica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

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Mammals4 species

summer

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Western Honey Bee

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Sessile Oak · Sea Plantain · Sticky Groundsel

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Sandwich Tern · Eider · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +40

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwiftApus apus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
PuffinFratercula arctica
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Western Honey Bee

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Common Spotted-orchid · Sessile Oak · Sea Plantain · Sticky Groundsel

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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