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Methilmill Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.19323, -3.03303

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Moorhen, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ash, Celery-leaved Buttercup +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ash, Celery-leaved Buttercup +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

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

9 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

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route12 m

Named routeRef 1Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,930 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,930 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Little Grebe · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Eider +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RazorbillAlca torda
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DipperCinclus cinclus
KnotCalidris canutus
ScaupAythya marila
SanderlingCalidris alba

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Hawthorn Shieldbug +1

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata

🌿

Plants17 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Bulrush · Red Bartsia · Reed Canary-grass +12

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
BulrushTypha latifolia
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Great Willowherb

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,930 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Little Grebe · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Eider +51

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RazorbillAlca torda
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DipperCinclus cinclus
KnotCalidris canutus
ScaupAythya marila
SanderlingCalidris alba

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Hawthorn Shieldbug +1

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata

🌿

Plants17 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Bulrush · Red Bartsia · Reed Canary-grass +12

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
BulrushTypha latifolia
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Great Willowherb

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Kasman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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