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56.31655, -3.01625
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 ☕ Two an a Coo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Two an a Coo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim Way Walking route ▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 6.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
23,537 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,537 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Rock Dove Columba livia Phylloscopus collybita collybita Phylloscopus collybita collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Brown Rat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Otter Lutra lutra Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White +16
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Small White Pieris rapae2025 7-spot Ladybird Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Ground-elder · Wood Avens · Lesser Celandine +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,537 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Rock Dove Columba livia Phylloscopus collybita collybita Phylloscopus collybita collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Brown Rat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Otter Lutra lutra Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White +16
Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025 Peacock Aglais io2025 Small White Pieris rapae2025 7-spot Ladybird Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Ground-elder · Wood Avens · Lesser Celandine +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2025
Pimpla rufipes Pimpla rufipes2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025 Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris 