The Alex Venters Memorial Park
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
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56.10278, -3.34727
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +160 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Japanese Knotweed, Soft-rush +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Japanese Knotweed, Soft-rush +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes 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 Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Lochgelly Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point
Show on map yellow Walking route 1 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park yellow route
Named route Length 1 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map blue Walking route 2 km ▾
Calais Woods & Duloch Park blue route
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point 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 NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch Leven Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 764 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 764 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lochore Meadows Skills Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Central Park, Cowdenbeath
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5,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,595 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Wren · Blue Tit +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Speckled Wood 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Broom · Groundsel · Hedera helix
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Broom Cytisus scoparius2024 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Hedera helix Hedera helix2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,595 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mallard · Moorhen · Wren · Blue Tit +36
Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Speckled Wood 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Broom · Groundsel · Hedera helix
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Broom Cytisus scoparius2024 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024 Hedera helix Hedera helix2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shrew Soricidae2024
Shrew Soricidae2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024 Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Loricula pselaphiformis Loricula pselaphiformis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
Peplomyza litura Peplomyza litura
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Soronia grisea Soronia grisea
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus
Malthodes Malthodes
Malthodes Malthodes
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 