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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Bartsia, Creeping Cinquefoil, Broad-leaved Helleborine +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Bartsia, Creeping Cinquefoil, Broad-leaved Helleborine +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cicadella viridis, Spiked Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cicadella viridis, Spiked Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Rowan +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Lochgelly Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-point

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

🚴

Cycling

27 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 route33 m

Named routeRef 76Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route43 m

Named routeRef 76Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route361 m

Named routeRef 76Length 361 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +82

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GadwallMareca strepera
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
EiderSomateria mollissima
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata · Common Green Grasshopper +26

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis

🌿

Plants33 species

summer

2025

Red Bartsia · Creeping Cinquefoil · Ragged-Robin · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Meadowsweet +28

Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,424 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mallard · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +82

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WigeonMareca penelope
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GadwallMareca strepera
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
EiderSomateria mollissima
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Cheilosia illustrata · Common Green Grasshopper +26

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis

🌿

Plants33 species

summer

2025

Red Bartsia · Creeping Cinquefoil · Ragged-Robin · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Meadowsweet +28

Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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