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St Athernase Church

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.38164, -2.88341

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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 190m 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 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redshank, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redshank, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Columba Way on North FCP

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lade Braes WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Pinecone TrailWalking route

Named route

Ice House TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pine Cone TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 St Andrews alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

N/ACycling route525 m

Named routeLength 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Grey Heron +37

RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025

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Mammals6 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2026

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Fatsia

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Redshank · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Grey Heron +37

RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +1

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2026

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Fatsia

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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