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Scots Mill

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56.04083, -3.38385

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +94 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 — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pegomya +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pegomya +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Jersey Cudweed, Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Sycamore +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Jersey Cudweed, Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Sycamore +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 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

91 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

41,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Carrion Crow +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RazorbillAlca torda
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem

Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Carrion Crow +57

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RazorbillAlca torda
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common TernSterna hirundo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem

Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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