Fife Pilgrim Way
The Fife Pilgrim Way follows a medieval pilgrim trail across Fife. Modern day walkers can enjoy this 64 mile route, starting at North Queensferry and Culross and finishing in St Andrews.
ExploreThe Fife Coast and Countryside Trust is an independent charity working with partners for a healthy environment that supports wellbeing and sustains the balance between people and nature.
Spread across more than 70 sites, FCCT maintains the Fife Coastal Path, Fife Pilgrim Way, the Lomond Hills Regional Park, local nature reserves, and award-winning beaches. The organisation has its headquarters at Harbourmaster’s House in Dysart where it manages a coastal visitor centre.
Mission Statement
Connecting Environment and People
Vision
We lead in the care of Fife’s outdoors. Working together with you, we create a healthier environment that supports wellbeing and sustains the balance between people and the natural world.
Friday, May 15 May 2026
All change at the Eden Estuary! We've welcomed back a good number of summer breeding..
FCCT offer a range of events, activities, conservation activities, guided walks and family friendly events to encourage the younger generation to develop a love of the environment.
This section includes an extensive range of downloadable resources, including themed walks
and information leaflets, which are sure to enhance any visit to Fife.
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust have two new and exciting vacancies in the field of children`s outdoor education.
🌳 The Nature Nurture Coordinator will be responsible for the overall coordination, development and quality assurance of the Nature Nurture programme. This includes programme planning and design, outreach and partnership working with schools, managing referral pathways, overseeing safeguarding and GDPR‑compliant data management, and leading monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
🌳 The Nature Nurture Delivery Specialist will lead the direct delivery of the Nature Nurture programme, facilitating safe, inclusive and nurturing outdoor sessions for children in P1–4 and their parents or carers. The role focuses on creating emotionally safe spaces in nature where families can build connection, confidence and emotional literacy through shared experiences.
Both roles are part time, fixed term til 31st March 2029 and based at our Pitcairn Centre, Glenrothes.
Please get your applications in by the end of the day on Sunday 31st May 2026.
For job descriptions and application details please visit our Vacancies page: https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/.../work-with-us/
#outdooreducation #educationjobs #jobsinFife #Fifejobs #hiring #naturenurture #outdoorlearning #vacancies #jobs #loveFife #FCCT
Our friends @transitionstandrews are looking for volunteers to help with hedgerow condition surveys. There will be online induction sessions starting with this one on Weds 20th May at 3pm. For information and to register please visit: https://transitionsta.org/event/healthy-hedgerow-training/
#hedgerows #hedges #citizenscience #getinvolved #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #StAndrews #training #Fife #loveFife
We’ve loved celebrating #NationalHedgerowWeek. Planting a hedgerow might seem like a small step – but these small steps add up to make a big impact as we tackle the climate emergency. Hedgerows help lock up carbon, reduce soil erosion, and protect our farmland and communities from extreme weather events like flooding.
Do you have a favourite hedgerow? Share your pictures and let`s celebrate these unsung heroes together.
Good for farming. Good for wildlife. Good for Fife. 🚜🌿💚
#hedgerows #farming #outdoors #agriculture #nature #wildlife #biodiversity
It`s #NationalHedgerowWeek and we`re celebrating some brilliant news from right here in our communities!
Did you know hedgerows aren`t just for the countryside? Hedgerows aren`t just boundaries — they`re lifelines. And they belong in our parks and greenspaces just as much as our fields. This season, we worked alongside Fife Tree Wardens and pupils from Cardenden Primary School at Balgreggie Park, Cardenden to plant a brand-new hedgerow in the heart of their community.
Together, we`re bringing nature back where people live, play and grow. Thanks to Fife Council and the local community council for support with this planting.
@climateactionfife #ClimateActionFife #FifeClimateForest #hedgerows #nature #biodiversity #community #Cardenden #thankyou
As spring unfolds across Scotland, three of our most iconic summer visitors are back in the skies - Swallows, House Martins and Swifts. These incredible travellers have flown thousands of miles from Africa to breed here. You can spot them all over Fife including at FCCT nature reserves. But can you tell them apart?
How to identify them:
🪶 Swallow
• Sleek with long tail streamers (deep forked tail)
• Glossy blue-black back with a red throat
• Flies low over fields and water, often perching on wires
🏠 House Martin
• Smaller and more compact
• Bright white underside and white rump (key feature!)
• Builds mud nests under eaves of houses
• Flight is busy and fluttery, usually around buildings
⛱️ Sand Martin
• Small and brown with a distinct dark breast band across a white underside
• Often seen zipping low over water in flocks, with quick, fluttery flight
• Nests in colonies in sandy banks or cliffs, digging burrows into soft ground
⚡ Swift
• Dark all over, with long, curved scythe-like wings
• Screaming calls as they race through the sky
• Rarely seen perched—they spend most of their life in the air
• Fast, high-flying and often in screaming groups over towns
They need our help. These amazing migrants are in decline due to the loss of nesting spaces on modern buildings, fewer insects to feed on, and the growing impacts of changing weather and climate. There are simple ways we can all make a difference, from adding nest boxes or leaving access to traditional nesting sites, to going pesticide-free to boost insect life, and recording sightings to support conservation efforts.
If you’re out in Fife or beyond, take a moment to look up and you might spot one overhead. What have you seen this #WorldMigratoryBirdDay?
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay #Swallow #Swift #HouseMartin #BirdID #NatureScotland #nature #birds
