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Monument at the Ladies' Seat

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Gadwall +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Gadwall +69 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 — Sitona obsoletus, Birch Shieldbug, Bronze Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sitona obsoletus, Birch Shieldbug, Bronze Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Ribwort Plantain, Fox-and-cubs +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Ribwort Plantain, Fox-and-cubs +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 777Cycling route

Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.6 km

Named routeRef 777Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot · Moorhen +48

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

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Mammals3 species

spring

2026

American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Badger

American MinkNeovison vison
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Sitona obsoletus · Speckled Wood · Birch Shieldbug · Bronze Shieldbug

Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2025

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Ribwort Plantain · Fox-and-cubs · Yarrow

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall · Coot · Moorhen +48

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Badger

American MinkNeovison vison
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Sitona obsoletus · Speckled Wood · Birch Shieldbug · Bronze Shieldbug

Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2025

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Ribwort Plantain · Fox-and-cubs · Yarrow

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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