Murrayburn & Hailesland Community Park
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
55.91870, -3.27861
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bridge Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bridge Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
128 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
City Centre West to East LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Pentland Reservoirs MTBMountain bike route▾
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
☕Café
The Bridge Community Café · 227m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
45,866 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,866 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects74 species
springsummerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus
+69 more speciesHide species list
All 74 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- SyrphusSyrphus
Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,866 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects74 species
springsummerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus
+69 more speciesHide species list
All 74 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- SyrphusSyrphus
Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Larch Ladybird
Larch Ladybird
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusValenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2025Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Reuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimacula2025Reuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimacula2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisTipula paganaTipula pagana2025Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025IssusIssus2025IssusIssus2025Allogamus auricollisAllogamus auricollis2025Allogamus auricollisAllogamus auricollis2025Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri2025Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri2025Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa2025Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dilophus bispinosusDilophus bispinosus2025Dilophus bispinosusDilophus bispinosus2025Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2025Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Events & activities nearby
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