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Rosyth Old Kirk

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56.02966, -3.46941

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

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

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 — Syrphus · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wall Barley, Red Valerian, Wild Celery +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Barley, Red Valerian, Wild Celery +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

yellowWalking route1 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route

Named routeLength 1 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

blueWalking route2 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

redWalking route2.5 km

Calais Woods & Duloch Park red route

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

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

NCN National Route 764Cycling route

Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

5,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
DunlinCalidris alpina
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WigeonMareca penelope
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
DunlinCalidris alpina
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus

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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