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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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56.19201, -3.18318
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Fieldfare, Goldeneye +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Fieldfare, Goldeneye +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Brown Chafer, Syrphus +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Brown Chafer, Syrphus +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Braes Loan Circular Historical Trail Walking route ▾
Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Glen Vale Path Walking route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Length 7.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Bishop Hill Loop Walking route 12.5 km ▾
Named route Length 12.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Drumain Dander Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 766 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 766 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 135 m ▾
Named route Ref 766 Length 135 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 766 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dipper · Fieldfare · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +37
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pochard Aythya ferina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug · White-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Syrphus Daisy · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Knapweed · Rowan · Japanese Rose +2
Daisy Bellis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,668 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dipper · Fieldfare · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +37
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pochard Aythya ferina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug · White-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Syrphus Daisy · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Knapweed · Rowan · Japanese Rose +2
Daisy Bellis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 