Forest bathing at Devilla Forest

Devilla is a Forestry and Land Scotland forest just east of Kincardine, part of the Forests of West Fife. Its Scots pine and lodgepole pine are home to red squirrels, and the four lochs scattered through the trees support otters and enough dragonflies and damselflies for the British Dragonfly Society to name it a dragonfly hotspot. It is a gentle, level place, easy to walk slowly through, with water never far away.

The Red Squirrel Trail is about two and a half kilometres and takes an hour at an easy pace. It runs on firm gravel, mostly flat with a few short slopes and a wide stretch of boardwalk, and passes Bordie Loch and the old Standard Stone. Bordie Loch is a good place to sit for a while on a still morning. In summer, look out for dragonflies over the water; the pines give shelter on a breezy day. There is a picnic area near the start.