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Dick McTaggart Gymnastics Centre

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

56.48682, -2.97547

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes, 2-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes, 2-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

The Railway PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blairfield RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 77Cycling route

Named routeRef 77National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 777Cycling route

Named routeRef 777National Cycle Network

Green Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin +29

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
EupeodesEupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,121 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin +29

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
EupeodesEupeodes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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