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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Roots & Seeds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Roots & Seeds — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Eider +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Eider +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Fife Coastal Path

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 76

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km

Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Burntisland Outer Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 766Cycling route

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 76Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route278 m

Named routeRef 76Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route244 m

Named routeRef 766Length 244 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +48

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GannetMorus bassanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
PochardAythya ferina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WigeonMareca penelope

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter · Grey Squirrel

OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +48

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GannetMorus bassanus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RazorbillAlca torda
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
PochardAythya ferina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WigeonMareca penelope

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter · Grey Squirrel

OtterLutra lutra
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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