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.
Thursday, January 29 Jan 2026
Fife Climate Forest is among four across central Scotland that are leading projects to plant..
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.
Some of our amazing volunteers joined our Conservation Officer, Craig, at Dalbeath Marsh near Cowdenbeath last week. They helped to clear hawthorn and installed a duck nesting tube! These tubes provide safe, artificial nesting structures for mallards and have proven to increase their breeding success.
Sadly Mallard nests are often destroyed before the eggs have had the chance to hatch. This is can be due to predation, trampling or disturbance from walkers. The success rates from ground nests can be as low as 15 per cent. Nest tubes offer security and protection from the elements. When used properly, these tubes can boost fledgling success to over 90 per cent. Finger crossed we see more ducklings this year.
A big thank you to all our volunteers who made this possible.
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We enjoyed the calm after the storm at this week`s Winter Wellness Session under the trees in Craigtoun Park. This was our second session. The group got to grips with the Kelly Kettles, using fire steels to get them going. The rest of the session was dedicated to learning a few knots: the bowline, reef knot and capstan hitch to name a few. Well done everyone who took part!
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How many Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) can you spot in this video [45 secs] taken by our Conservation Officer, Dominic, at the Eden Estuary? Aren`t they amazingly well camouflaged? Although they are wee, a Little Ringed Plover is a different species and a bit rarer!
The Ringed Plover forages for invertebrates and crustaceans in a particular way: standing and watching, running forward, pecking, and standing still again. It taps its feet on the surface to mimic raindrops, and therefore tempt prey to the surface. It forages by day and night, typically in small groups of up to 50 birds, and occasionally in much larger flocks. [Scottish Wildlife Trust].
The Eden Estuary is a globally important Local Nature Reserve with a small visitor centre with viewing area at Guardbridge near St Andrews. Find out more: https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/walks/local-nature-reserves-others/eden-estuary-nature-reserve/
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This week saw the start of another Winter Wellness Session group, this time in collaboration with
Craigtoun Country Park. During this first session, the group had a chance to meet each other and complete their wellbeing stars. Using stars are a way of writing down how your health, wellbeing and quality of life are, and then recording improvements as you go on.
Participants learned how to safely make a fire and how to make a brew using a Kelly Kettle. In the beautiful, calming surroundings of the park, the group then got to grips with the cameras by photographing things that piqued their interest.
Next week it’s time for some knot tying & fire steels!
@craigtouncountrypark #Winterwellness #mentalhealth #wellbeing #health #qualityoflife #makeadifference #chat #gettingtogether #outdoorlearning #outdoors #education
Calling Fife Landowners. You are key to shaping the future of the River Eden. 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 these two consultation events. Just drop in between the hours advertised to have your say.
#FifeClimateForest #RiverEdenFife #riverrestoration #rivercatchments #riversinscotland #RiverEden #Strathmiglo #Balmullo #trees #treeplanting #communitywoodlands
