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Mercat Cross (site of)

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.05905, -3.23483

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olive Tree Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olive Tree Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Eider +113 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Eider +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Laburnham, Red Valerian, Ivy +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Laburnham, Red Valerian, Ivy +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Colinswell to DunearnWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burntisland Outer Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

The Old North RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 76Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 76Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route33 m

Named routeRef 76Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 76Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Black-headed Gull · Shag +48

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Humpback Whale · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Rabbit

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Acericerus heydenii

Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser · Black-headed Gull · Shag +48

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Humpback Whale · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Rabbit

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Acericerus heydenii

Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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