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St Josephs Roman Catholic Church

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56.06413, -3.23191

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Fife Coastal Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Colinswell to DunearnWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burntisland Outer Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

The Old North RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 76Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 76Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route33 m

Named routeRef 76Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 76Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Robin · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +53

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Robin · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +53

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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