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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

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

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🐕Dogs welcome

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Best for

7 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail +103 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, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Rocket, Rosebay Willowherb, Creeping Thistle +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Spear-leaved Orache, Frosted Orache +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

46 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

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

N/ACycling route525 m

Named routeLength 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 1Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

116,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

116,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Fulmar +55

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025

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Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

116,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Curlew · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Fulmar +55

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St.Andrews town and golf course 2007, aerial

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