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This part of the National Nature Reserve is bounded by the forest on one side and the beautiful windswept coast on the other. Walk along the dune-clad beach to Tentsmuir Point and you will witness one of Scotland’s most dynamic landscapes. Swirling currents and turning tides constantly move the sand and create new shorelines and sandbars.
Take care! Fast moving tides and shifting sand make swimming dangerous. If you are walking out on the sands, watch the sea and don’t let the rising tide cut you off.
Tentsmuir Point is a haven for seals and wintering wildfowl. Each autumn, thousands of birds flock here to feed and rest during their migration. Up to 12,000 eider ducks gather together between October and March. You may also see pink-footed geese, bar-tailed godwits, grey plovers and scoters.
Tentsmuir is one of the few places on the east coast of Scotland where both grey and common seals can be seen together. Both types gather by the hundreds on the sandbanks along Tentsmuir Point.
