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Mercat Cross

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56.06794, -3.76993

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Redshank
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Redshank
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Carrion Crow +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Redshank, Carrion Crow +97 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 — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Darter · last seen 2023; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Darter · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Meadow Vetchling · last seen 2024; Plants — Meadow Vetchling · last seen 2024

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

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Helix Around Town TrailCycling route

Named routeRef HArTTLocal cycle route

The Devon WayCycling route

Named routeRef 767National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route286 m

Named routeLength 286 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springwinter

2025

Curlew · Little Egret · Redshank · Carrion Crow · Robin +67

CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KnotCalidris canutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springwinter

2025

Curlew · Little Egret · Redshank · Carrion Crow · Robin +67

CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KnotCalidris canutus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 kim traynor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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