31/03/2026
Change to water access guidance at Loch Leven.
From the 1st April until the 31st August, our water access guidance changes to allow limited access for kayakers, canoeing, paddleboarders, swimmers and small rowing boats. 🏊🚣♀️🛶 Be aware there is not full access to the whole loch to protect breeding birds.
Before accessing the loch you must take note of the following conditions so that people and nature can exist together:
- No landing on any of the islands as they are important breeding sites for birds. Knowingly disturbing breeding birds, their eggs and nests, is a legal offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).
- Please keep 200 metres away from the shoreline to avoid disturbing breeding birds or young birds that may be sheltering in the vegetation.
- No launching from Findatie beach, as the surrounding area is a key location for breeding and nesting birds. Please launch from Kirkgate Park beach or Burleigh Sands instead.
- No launching from the Boathouse Pier as it is a working harbour used by the fishery and is therefore unsafe for other users.
- Motorised boats are not included in Scotland’s access legislation, and are therefore not permitted on Loch Leven by the public.
Loch Leven NNR is a vitally important site for breeding wildfowl and the shorelines and islands are especially important for ducks, geese and swans raising their young. Understanding and following this guidance will ensure this special place remains just that.
Thank you for your continued co-operation! 😀🦆
