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.
Wednesday, February 11 Feb 2026
The wet, grey weather seems never-ending. But nature tells us to hang in there! Many..
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.
We’ve been busy boosting habitat for wetland wildlife, installing nine duck nesting tubes across our sites at Dalbeath Marsh, Birnie & Gaddon Lochs, Motray Water (Eden) and Coul Den.
A huge thank you to the Scottish Motorsport Marshals Club for their generous donation and time they put into building these tubes. Your support helps us give local wildlife the best possible start to the breeding season.
* Why do duck nesting tubes matter?
They provide female ducks—especially mallards—with a safe, elevated place to lay their eggs, protecting them from natural predators like foxes, gulls, and crows and from human disturbance too. The straw-lined structure also offers excellent shelter from spring rain and cold spells, helping increase hatching success.
* When will they be used?
Mallards typically begin nesting from March onwards and they start scouting nest sites in late winter. So some tubes may be used fairly quickly, especially as they’re freshly installed and well prepared.
However, it’s also perfectly normal if they aren’t used straight away. Ducks often return to nest sites that have previously proven safe, so usage can increase over time. Once a tube is used successfully, it’s far more likely to be used in future seasons.
Thanks again to everyone involved in helping improve our wetlands for wildlife.
#FifeCoast #WetlandWildlife #HabitatCreation #DuckNestingTubes #ScottishMotorsportMarshalsClub #ConservationInAction #NatureRecovery #teameffort #thankyou
Tired of seeing litter in your area? Join forces with your neighbours, colleagues, friends or family, to tackle this issue in the year’s greatest litter picking effort.
You can register your own clean up on the #SpringCleanScotland map or use it to find one in your area. It`s a great way to join other like-minded people and get some fresh air and a great sense of achievement.
Join the #SpringCleanScotland movement and help @ksbscotland tackle the litter crisis head on.
Find all the details here: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/clean-up-scotland/clean-up-scotland-map/
#getinvolved #yourcommunity #takeyourlitterhome #rubbish #dontrubbishfife #teameffort #ambition #thankyou
Are you a landowner in the River Eden catchment area? Please share your experiences of the River Eden, and comment on the role of trees in supporting the catchment`s recovery and future development, at this next consultation event. We will be at Strathmiglo Community Hall tomorrow from 9am to 2pm. Just pop in at at any time.
@strathconservcom @riveredenfife @climateactionfife
#FifeClimateForest #RiverEdenFife #riverrestoration #rivercatchments #riversinscotland #RiverEden #Strathmiglo #trees #treeplanting #communitywoodlands
Last Thursday was the first of four Winter Wellness Sessions for Lower Largo Friendship Group. The session allowed our Education Officer, Rich, to outline what was in store, and for the group to get to grips with some knot tying. Everyone did really well getting to grips with the bowline and the capstan hitch as well as a decorative keyring knot. This week the group are going to learn about safe fire lighting and how to use a Kelly Kettle.
@largocommunities #lowerlargo
#outdoorlearning #outdoorskills #wellbeing #mentalhealth #sharing #knots #welldone #takepart #photooftheday #tieaknot
Two hundred native trees were planted - in under an hour - at Coul Den thanks to the enormous energy of 15 volunteers and four of the team from @mcgowanenvironmental
The tree planting is an important element of the Back Burn river restoration project at Coul Den on the northern edge of Glenrothes. Read more about the project on our website: https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/projects/river-restoration/
Huge thanks to everyone, including McGowan Environmental who were the on-site contractors for the restoration work. What an achievement in a short space of time!
The next phase of Back Burn restoration is happening in Balbirnie Park: https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/projects/back-burn-at-balbirnie/
@thelevenfife @fifecouncil @scottishepa
#trees #treeplanting #riverrestoration #BackBurn #Glenrothes #Markinch #makeadifference #conservation #nature #volunteers #thankyou
