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New Reservoir (Lochgelly Town Council Water Works)

3 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

56.13689, -3.43668

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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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia lappona +67 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia lappona +67 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Melanogaster · last seen 2018; Fungi — Melanogaster · last seen 2018

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Sage, Stag's-horn Clubmoss +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Sage, Stag's-horn Clubmoss +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km

Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route446 m

Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Wren · Willow Warbler +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great TitParus major2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DipperCinclus cinclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

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Plants4 species

winter

2025

Wood Sage · Stag's-horn Clubmoss · Parsley Piert · European Larch

Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
European LarchLarix decidua

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Wren · Willow Warbler +52

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great TitParus major2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DipperCinclus cinclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Wood Sage · Stag's-horn Clubmoss · Parsley Piert · European Larch

Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
European LarchLarix decidua

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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