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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, Butterfly-bush, Ribwort Plantain +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Groundsel, Butterfly-bush, Ribwort Plantain +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Stellaria media, Bramble, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pine Cone Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,394 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Moorhen +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Sicus ferrugineus · Bilberry Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red Dead-nettle · Pineappleweed · White Poplar · Butterfly-bush · Field Scabious +1
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Poplar Populus alba Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Sea Campion Silene uniflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,394 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Moorhen +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Sicus ferrugineus · Bilberry Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red Dead-nettle · Pineappleweed · White Poplar · Butterfly-bush · Field Scabious +1
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea White Poplar Populus alba Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Sea Campion Silene uniflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2025
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis 