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Valleyfield Estate Gardener's Cottage

📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.06969, -3.60405

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cerobasis guestfalica, Peplomyza litura, Dalopius marginatus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cerobasis guestfalica, Peplomyza litura, Dalopius marginatus +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Butterbur, Marsh Helleborine · last seen 2026; Plants — White Butterbur, Marsh Helleborine · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
West Fife Woodlands WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Devilla Forest and West Fife Cycle Way link routeCycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 764Cycling route
Named routeRef 764National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route364 m
Named routeRef 76Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route491 m
Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 76Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valleyfield Woodland Park

📷 Euan Nelson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valleyfield Woodland Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walled Garden (Ruin)Urban park300 m→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Abbey Mansion HouseUrban park1.7 km→🦉Torry BayNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Valleyfield Woodland ParkUrban park500 m→

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