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This is an area of outstanding beauty a   National Nature  Reserve  >  you are only a guest here

Please respect the wildlife do not approach or disturb them this is their natural habitat and home

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Distance of this walk is  4 Miles  7km ( many more walks available here )  super walk 2 miles on the beach

2 miles through the forest see up to 2000 seals on the sand banks, deer, squirrels, birds
 

facilities include car park, toilets, picnic areas, information panels, lots of trails

access to miles of beach, parking charge is £1.00 for cars and £15.00 for coaches
 

several forest walks begin at the forestry commission car park

 kids of all ages will enjoy this walk, there are good paths, its flat  Great  Beach  >  and swings
 

PLEASE NOTE

during the winter months

the Forestry  Commission  > has restricted access to 3.30pm when the car park is Locked

No parking allowed outside the car park

thank you  Ailbhe for this information
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which are areas of land set aside for nature
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This large area of  sand dunes >  and beach at the mouth of the  Tay estuary >  forms an important roosting

and feeding area for huge congregations of seaduck, waders and wildfowl
 

this is also a haul-out area for over 2,000 both common and grey seals. The reserve’s grassland and dunes

are especially favoured by a wide variety of colourful butterflies

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Directions To Get Here

The forest lies between  Tayport  >  and  St Andrews  >  Fife on the B945

aprox 2 miles from  St Micheals >  cross roads, going towards Tayport

a sign on the right takes you down a narrow road for aprox 4 miles

to the car park in the trees, the toilets are away over to the right

Childrens Adventure Playground Is On Left
 

THE WALK

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 Park anywhere in the trees, walk towards and over the sand dunes then onto the beach

this is very important when you are facing the sea you must turn left to start the walk
 

if you walk near the waters edge the sand is more compact and easier to walk on

the sea must be on your right hand side, or you will be going the wrong way
 

take great care when the tide is coming in as the sea doesn't always come in straight

sand banks can quickly form leaving you stranded

in an Emergency Dial 999 and ask for the coastguard
 

walk aprox 1.5miles, 2km, enjoying the sea air, watch the rich array of sea birds

feeding on the waters edge. eventually you will come to a 2 strand wire fence accross

the beach, climb through the fence its OK its only to stop highland cattle escaping
 
 

go on about half a mile look out to sea, get your binoculars out and watch the seals

there can be a few or 2000 of them, if there are any on the beach do not approach

them they bite, if there are any young ones leave them alone they live here
 
 

after you've seen enough of the seals, walk back to the fence accross the beach

this is very important go through the fence and immediately turn right

follow the fence back into the forest and take the first or second main path on
 
 

the left, either will do, and follow the path through the forest for 2 miles back to

the car park, if you keep quiet when walking in the forest you may see deer
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For disabled ramblers or for less adgile ramblers there are

over 20 miles of level track criss crossing the forest, to get to the seals start the

walk with the childrens adventure playground on your left go straight ahead along the
 

wide level track until you come to the ice house (signed) pass here take the next wide

level path on the right through the gate follow track to the beach, you can view

the seals from this point without going onto the sand, return to

the car park via the same route

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