Tips for dog walkers at Enjoy your walk - Please, remember you’re on one of Scotland’s 54 National Nature but remember you and your dog Loch Leven Reserves and if you have your dog National Nature Reserve share the outdoors with others. with you on the reserve, please Scotland’s outdoors is a great place for keep it beside you. dogs and owners. However, dogs that aren’t The Loch is a very special place to many kept under proper control can be a real 1000s of birds throughout the year. Birds concern for wildlife, other visitors, and some are highly sensitive to disturbance from land managers. In using your access rights, dogs. A dog’s natural instinct to explore you must keep your dog under proper the undergrowth can cause a nesting bird control. The advice in this leaflet sets out to abandon its nest or exhausted wintering your responsibilities as a dog owner and birds to leave a safe resting place. applies to the whole of the Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, including the Heritage Trail which passes through it. Please help us to look after your National Nature Reserve and ensure everyone enjoys their visit by following the advice in this leaflet. If you have any queries regarding access please contact: SNH – the Reserve Manager, The Pier, Kinross, KY13 8UF. Tel: 01577 964439 Perth & Kinross Council – Access Officers, Pullar House, Perth, PH1 5GD. Tel: 01738 475000 For specific guidance at RSPB Vane Farm contact: The Reserve Warden Tel: 01577 862355. Photography: Lorne Gill/SNH Gateways to the reserve: Other areas of the reserve Burleigh Sands Beyond Burleigh, Kirkgate 90 M Milnathort B99 96 6 and Findatie and the Heritage Kirkgate Park N o 9 r th B Q u e ic A h 9 1 Trail, there is limited provision Findatie Beach 1 of access facilities as birdlife is The open grass area at the end of highly sensitive to disturbance. Kirkgate Park, and the beaches at Burleigh Sands S o Please avoid taking, or letting u t h Q u e i c Burleigh Sands and Findatie are the h your dog into these areas. best places to let your dogs stretch Kinross their legs or even go for a swim, but always respect other users. A 9 Kirkgate Park 1 1 Loch Leven Heritage Trail Lochleven Castle rn Bu Pow 0 9 Channel • We ask that people respect the M Farm 6 9 peaceful and tranquil atmosphere 9 of the Reserve making sure their B dog moves quietly along the path. Bag & Bin it • This is a popular path for, families, Always clean up after your cyclists and other dog-walkers, so dog in any public open area. please keep your dog under close Kinnesswood Key Dog mess can carry diseases control whilst on the Heritage B Loch LevenHeritage Trail 90 St. Serf’s Island that can affect humans, Trail – this means on a short lead 97 Other Paths 1 1 Reserve9 Boundary livestock and wildlife. (2m or less) or close at heel (within A Ferry (summer only) RSPB Many school groups explore a metre or so of your feet) and able Parking Key Vane Farm the reserve. Please help to respond to your commands. Bus stop Loch LevenHeritage Trail Scotlandwell others enjoy their visit safely Other Paths Toilet by cleaning up and removing Reserve Boundary Refreshments Ferry (summer only) your dog mess - it’s against Information centre Parking Lochend the law not to! You can use Bus stop Findatie Wildlife watching any bin to dispose of your B 9 0 Toilet 9 0 2 dog mess but if there is a red 7 9 B • Make sure your dog does not jump Refreshments dog dirt bin nearby please over or crawl under the fence that Information centre 01use it. runs alongside the path as it may Wildlife watching kilometres disturb wildlife. 01 kilometres.