A PLAN has been devised to stop travellers from accessing land in Cowdenbeath where a “trail of destruction” was left last year.
The field at Leuchatsbeath Drive is the scene of recurring anti-social issues, and measures were put in place to try and put an end to them.
Grass mounds were created by Fife Council in April 2025 in the hope of preventing vehicle access, but a group returned the week after and dug up a walkway to get in.
Problems such as littering and fires being started have continued into this year, and an “unacceptable” amount of waste remains on the site.
Cowdenbeath MSP David Barratt met with council officers today (Friday) and said: “I think we have a positive outcome that would see traveller access prevented in future and the site managed better for the community.
“I’ve asked that the plans are discussed further with the community council first, but the proposal is to remove the gate access and use natural landscaping, tree planting and grassland management to protect the open space for recreation and biodiversity.
“The amount of waste left on the site is completely unacceptable, and the council will be clearing this in the coming weeks, with all the works aiming to be complete within the next one to two months.”
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