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Old Limekiln

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56.05738, -3.22346

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
✦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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
✦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

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +101 more · last seen 2026

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 — Acericerus heydenii, Trioza centranthi · last seen 2025; Insects — Acericerus heydenii, Trioza centranthi · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Ivy-leaved Toadflax · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Ivy-leaved Toadflax · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Colinswell to DunearnWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burntisland Outer Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

The Old North RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 76Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 76Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route33 m

Named routeRef 76Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 76Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

32,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Red-breasted Merganser · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Robin +62

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

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Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Roe Deer

Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Red-breasted Merganser · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Robin +62

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Humpback Whale · Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Roe Deer

Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliae
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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