New Carden Super Park
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
56.13824, -3.25394
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Kestrel
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Kestrel
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Robin +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White +201 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall-rue, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Swift, Kestrel, Robin +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lochore Meadows Skills LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kestrel · Robin · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker +11
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bat · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BatChiroptera2025
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Mottled Umber · Feathered Thorn · Chestnut · Streak · Common Furrow Bee +35
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
- StreakChesias legatella2019
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2021
Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Thistle · Spear Thistle · Taraxacum agg. · Bramble +62
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,471 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Kestrel · Robin · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker +11
- SwiftApus apus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bat · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- BatChiroptera2025
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Mottled Umber · Feathered Thorn · Chestnut · Streak · Common Furrow Bee +35
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
- StreakChesias legatella2019
- Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2021
Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Thistle · Spear Thistle · Taraxacum agg. · Bramble +62
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum2021
Platycheirus rosarum2021
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Syrphoctonus fissoriusSyrphoctonus fissorius2021Syrphoctonus fissoriusSyrphoctonus fissorius2021Cosmoconus ceratophorusCosmoconus ceratophorus2021Cosmoconus ceratophorusCosmoconus ceratophorus2021Limerodops elongatusLimerodops elongatus2021Limerodops elongatusLimerodops elongatus2021Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2021Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Bembidion aeneumBembidion aeneum2021Bembidion aeneumBembidion aeneum2021Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2021Pterostichus diligensPterostichus diligens2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Xylota segnisXylota segnis2020Xylota segnisXylota segnis2020Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2020Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2020Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2020Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2020Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2020Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2020Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiEarly Pampas-grassCortaderia richardiiShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisJacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleumJacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019