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Miners' Memorial Garden

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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56.16614, -3.32084

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Goldcrest
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Goldcrest
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Egret, Goldcrest, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Goldcrest, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Lochgelly Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-point

Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km

Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Michael Bruce WayWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

White Craigs and KilmagadwoodWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lochore Meadows Skills LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Little Egret · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin · Mute Swan +47

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
PochardAythya ferina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
DipperCinclus cinclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ScaupAythya marila
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Little Egret · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin · Mute Swan +47

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
PochardAythya ferina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
DipperCinclus cinclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ScaupAythya marila
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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