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📷 Jerzy Morkis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.20702, -2.77195

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Corn Bunting +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Corn Bunting +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Rocket, Alexanders, Black-bindweed +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea Rocket, Alexanders, Black-bindweed +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Alexanders, Meadowsweet, Elder

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Fieldfare · Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow +57

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Harbour Seal · Common Dolphin +2

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants15 species

autumn

2026

Sea Rocket · Alexanders · Black-bindweed · Pineappleweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +10

Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Fieldfare · Herring Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow +57

FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Mole · Harbour Seal · Common Dolphin +2

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
MoleTalpa europaea
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants15 species

autumn

2026

Sea Rocket · Alexanders · Black-bindweed · Pineappleweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +10

Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jerzy Morkis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Thomas Chalmers Memorial GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bankie ParkUrban park5 km→⛪Pittenweem ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪Elie Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🦉Gillingshill ReservoirNature reserve4.5 km→⛪St Adrian's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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