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56.12930, -3.31686

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Copper, Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Green-veined White, Common Carder Bee +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

The Old North RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lochore Meadows Skills LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Herring Gull +43

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Bittersweet · Spear Thistle · Honesty

BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Herring Gull +43

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WigeonMareca penelope
Common GullLarus canus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
EiderSomateria mollissima
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Bittersweet · Spear Thistle · Honesty

BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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