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Stenhouse Reservoir

28 ha

📷 Paul McIlroy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

56.07529, -3.27026

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Teal
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Teal, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Teal, Black-headed Gull +76 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 — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling, Common Spotted-orchid +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Celery-leaved Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling, Common Spotted-orchid +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Bramble, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Coenosia tigrina, Morellia simplex +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Coenosia tigrina, Morellia simplex +6 more · last seen 2025

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

🚴

Cycling

38 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 route1.6 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route43 m

Named routeRef 76Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

21,732 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,732 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Teal · Mallard · Wigeon · Greylag Goose · Common Gull +44

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Greater Periwinkle

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,732 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2025

Teal · Mallard · Wigeon · Greylag Goose · Common Gull +44

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PochardAythya ferina

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Greater Periwinkle

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul McIlroy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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