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56.41048, -3.01696
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Comma +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Comma +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Tawny Owl · Tree Sparrow · Moorhen +36
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Orange-tip · St Marks Fly · Peacock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Barberry · Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Fox-and-cubs · Red Campion +7
Barberry Berberis vulgaris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Red Campion Silene dioica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Barn Owl · Tawny Owl · Tree Sparrow · Moorhen +36
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Orange-tip · St Marks Fly · Peacock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines St Marks Fly Bibio marci Peacock Aglais io Barberry · Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Fox-and-cubs · Red Campion +7
Barberry Berberis vulgaris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Red Campion Silene dioica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
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