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Wellsgreen Golf Range

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.17379, -3.06932

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher 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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher 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

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Eider, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Eider, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Campion, Great Wood-rush, Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Great Wood-rush, Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Hogweed, Common Chickweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Braes Loan Circular Historical TrailWalking route

Named 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

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 766Cycling route

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route135 m

Named routeRef 766Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route244 m

Named routeRef 766Length 244 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 766Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route137 m

Named routeRef 766Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Eider · House Martin · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +39

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RazorbillAlca torda
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Red Campion · Great Wood-rush · Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet · Wood-sorrel · Three-nerved Sandwort +2

Red CampionSilene dioica
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sticky Groundsel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Oystercatcher · Eider · House Martin · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +39

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwiftApus apus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RazorbillAlca torda
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedshankTringa totanus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Red Campion · Great Wood-rush · Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet · Wood-sorrel · Three-nerved Sandwort +2

Red CampionSilene dioica
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Sticky Groundsel

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track near Wellsgreen Farm

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