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Naval Construction Research Establishment explosive testing

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.07937, -3.66939

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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
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

West Fife Woodlands WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Devilla Forest and West Fife Cycle Way link routeCycling route

Named route

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route286 m

Named routeLength 286 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route674 m

Named routeRef 76Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay · Chaffinch +44

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
WigeonMareca penelope
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jay · Chaffinch +44

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
WigeonMareca penelope
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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