Summer
Whatever time of year you visit Tentsmuir, you are guaranteed to see some wonderful wildlife. Here are some of the highlights of Tentsmuir through the seasons.
Northern marsh orchids blooming
See it: Tayport Heath, Tentsmuir Point and Morton Lochs
Blooms: June and July
Common tern arriving from West Africa
See it: Tentsmuir Point
Listen for: loud, rasping ‘keee-yaah’
Roe deer rutting and mating
See it: Tentsmuir Forest
Listen for: does (females) making a high-pitched piping call and bucks (males) giving a rasping noise in return
Bird’s-foot-trefoil blooming
See it: Tayport Heath, Tentsmuir Point and Morton Lochs
Blooms: May to September
