← Back⛳ Golf course

The Castle Course

BirdsGolfWildlife

Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.32794, -2.75590

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
⛳Golf 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

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Eider
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Eider, Oystercatcher +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Bumblebee +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Bumblebee +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Gorse, Meadow Buttercup, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Meadow Buttercup, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lade Braes WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Columba Way on North FCPWalking route59 km

Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.

Named routeRef CWNFCPLength 59 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 St Andrews alternativeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route95 m

Named routeRef 1Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 1Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summerautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Sandwich Tern +67

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants13 species

summerautumn

2026

Gorse · Common Knapweed · Meadow Buttercup · Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8

GorseUlex europaeus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Ribwort Plantain

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,583 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summerautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Sandwich Tern +67

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus

🌿

Plants13 species

summerautumn

2026

Gorse · Common Knapweed · Meadow Buttercup · Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8

GorseUlex europaeus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Ribwort Plantain

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Bain · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Course, Kinkell Braes

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Andrews Botanic GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Cockshaugh ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Kinburn Public ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Kinburn ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cockshaugh ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱St Mary's QuadUrban park2.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: d33328a1-90d1-46e5-8cbc-00b324d51b0c