A Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve in Fife, VC85, which was formerly the reservoir for nearby Burntisland before being decommissioned in the 1980s.
The reserve comprises two ponds, the main one of which is an SSSI because it contains Mudwort, for which the water level is dropped in the autumn. Other water features include a stream flowing along one flank and some filter beds from the reservoir. There is some mixed woodland, a small stand of pines and extensive Willow/Birch scrub.
Last modified:
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 10:50
Ranking breakdown
Breakdown of species counts by category
Algae:
1
Slime Moulds:
5
Protists other than Algae and Slime Moulds:
0
Lichens:
64
Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms:
318
Bryophytes:
101
Vascular Plants:
326
Sponges:
0
Comb-jellies:
0
Cnidarians:
0
Molluscs:
31
Bryozoans:
0
Annelid worms:
7
Platyhelminth worms:
1
Sea-spiders:
0
Arachnids:
106
Myriapods:
18
Crustaceans:
7
Springtails, proturans and 2-tailed bristletails:
13
Insects: 3-tailed Bristletails:
0
Insects: Odonata:
7
Insects: orthopteroids:
1
Insects: hemipteroids:
85
Insects: Hymenoptera:
66
Insects: Coleoptera:
212
Insects: Diptera:
333
Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies:
20
Insects: Lepidoptera: moths:
386
Insects: remaining small orders:
36
Echinoderms:
0
Tunicates:
0
Fish:
6
Reptiles:
1
Amphibians:
3
Birds:
141
Mammals:
16
other Animals (Placozoa, Myxozoa, rotifers, other worms, Hemichordata, etc.):
0