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forest. You never know where you might comeacross Tentsmuir the picnicarea. Please keep barbecueswithin permitted anywhere onsite. serious damage. Fires are not Barbecues andfires cancause Don’t messwithfire waste for others toclear. responsibly. Don’t leave bagsof Please disposeofyour dog’s mess Bag itandgrab it can harmorkillwildlife. litter always ruins agood view and Please take your rubbish home- Goodbye toallthatrubbish

timber -asjoistsfor buildings, wooden palletsor as chipboard for your next DIY project. for insects. species, includingalarge most vulnerable some ofour a homefor also provide The trees the forest ontheirnightly hunt population of Here are ourtop10ideastoget you started. We’re sure you willfind lotsofthingstoenjoy at Tentsmuir. Top 10thingstodoatTentsmuir 4 3 2 5 1 Natterer’s batssilently swooping through red squirrels. at twilightyou’ll seepipistrelle and And ifyou visit Tread quietly the forest. and you might which roam spot asquirrel, roe deer or theshy the beach. Have arelaxingpicnicon the shore. Search forshellsalong Ice House. on thesandbarsnear Look forsealshauledout forest andthebeach. tracks forgreatviewsofthe Cycle alongtheforest play hide-and-seek. in Tentsmuir Forestasyou Take coverbehindatree red squirrels livingin ‘cores’ ontheforest floor -evidence of hwd pinecone chewed the woodland. discarded Lookfor

10 8 9 7 A safehaven managed by ScottishNatural Heritage. habitats andwildlife here. The NNR is (NNR) becauseoftheirimportant National Nature Reserve Parts of Tentsmuir are a 6 and insects. place for wildflowers forest, isawonderful edgenorthern of the Tayport Heath, onthe from thewildlife hides. you canwatch wildlife closeup On theedge oftheforest Lochs, atMorton Tentsmuir Point. seals resting onthesandbars off thecoast at largest populationintheUK. You canseethe betweenducks OctoberandMarch –it’s the Look for eider Tentsmuir Point torest andf Each autumnthousandsofbirdsEach to flock large populationofwintering wildfowl. haven for grey andcommonsealsaswell asa Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sandsprovide a their migration. kingfisher fromtheEden Spot thebluesplashofa flying overhead eagles alongtheshoreor Look outforwhite-tailed the sand.) (look forconcretehiddenin evidence ofWorld War II. for Explore thereserve wildflowers. pictures ofbutterfliesand photographer andtake Become awildlife at MortonLochs. Spot asquirrelfromthehide Estuary Centre. Estuary common seals canbe eed during where bothgrey and places ontheeast coast ofScotland found together. Tentsmuir is one offew

their animalsat Tentsmuir. on themoorland. established camps At Tentsmuir,they and thenorth-east. forward intoFife and pushed southern they conquered of Britannia, Roman Governor the Under Agricola, in Tentsmuir.arrived Around AD 80, theRomans and tools. The Iron Age tribes who camelatergrazed settled leaving behindtraces oftheirsmeltingfurnaces Follow inthefootsteps of Tentsmuir’s pastvisitors. one oftheoldestoccupiedsitesinwhole ofScotland. The western area of Tentsmuir, Lochs, around Morton is A richhistory ospreys fishing summer tosee Centre inthe Eden Estuary Visit the But birds are nottheonly wildlife you can the nature reserve. and Countryside Trust manage and sandflats here. Fife Coast to feed onthefood-rich mud the winter. The birds come of wildfowl andwaders in Reserve attracts thousands The Eden EstuaryLocalNature population ofbirds. an internationally important Eden Estuary. This area ishometo Tentsmuir liestheaptly named Just five milessouthof Paradise found? In thecenturies thatfollowed, Bronze Age people see here. Lookoutfor porpoises and bottlenose dolphinsplaying just offshore andhundreds of common sealswarming

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the coast. running along anti-tank blocks emplacement and post, pillboxes, gun Look for theobservation who were garrisoned here. Tentsmuir by Polish soldiers defences were constructed at During World War II, aseries ofcoastal carried passengers between Burntislandand Tayport. caught salmonfresh. The disusedrailway lineonce The IceHouse, was builtinthe1800stokeep locally- the area, farming theland. the . Somesettledin navigating theirboatsup later the Vikings arrived, invaders: 800years were nottheonly But theRomans Fife’s ForestbytheBeach Tents of Tentsmuir’s laterhistory In the1780s Tentsmuir got | | Explore You canstillseeevidence the namewe know itby muir today. A Danishfleet ‘Tents Moor’. was shipwrecked off giving usthename up tentsonthemoor, in thearea andset the coast. They landed | | Discover . Enjoy

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all ability trail which leads to an T Path follows the eastern edge of Tentsmuir Forest from accessible hide. This circular walk is Play Area here to Tayport, the northernmost town in Fife. 1 mile (1.4km) long and will take Bird Hide FB Foot Bridge approximately 25 minutes. Ice House The shorter South Feather Walk Always follow the Forest Cycle Code WWII Pillbox (½ mile; 0.7km) follows the old Non FC Toilet Always wear a cycle helmet railway line before turning right into Only cycle within your abilities Non FC Parking the forest where there is another hide. Expect the unexpected – watch out for Non FC Caravan Park other visitors 0 1km If a vehicle is loading timber stop and wait Morton Lochs is around 3 miles through the forest for the driver to let you pass safely from Tentsmuir car park. There is a car park there, Leuchars 0 1mile accessible from the B945.

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