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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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56.47077, -3.04048
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tesco Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Tesco Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Bogle Burn Trail Walking route ▾
Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map The Railway Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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16,256 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,256 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +25
Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Beaver Castor fiber Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Acrossus rufipes · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,256 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +25
Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Tern Chlidonias niger2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Beaver Castor fiber Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Acrossus rufipes · Carabus problematicus · Red-legged Shieldbug +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Weevil
Pine Weevil
Hylobius abietis2025
Hylobius abietis2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 