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Hailes Quarry Park
24 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
55.92107, -3.26850
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Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 754
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
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
177 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 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain 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▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
About this urban park
Hailes Quarry Park is a urban park covering 24 hectares.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Sculpture, Hailes Quarry Park
Photos
Sculpture, Hailes Quarry Park
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ 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
41,166 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,166 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Grey Heron
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Vulpes
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- VulpesVulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects71 species
springsummerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug
+66 more speciesHide species list
All 71 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
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
41,166 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Grey Heron
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Vulpes
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- VulpesVulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects71 species
springsummerautumn
20267-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug
+66 more speciesHide species list
All 71 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
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
2025
2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025OtterLutra lutra2025OtterLutra lutra2025SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataJuniper 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 evecta2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Pteroxanium kelloggiPteroxanium kelloggi2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Acericerus 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 hyalinus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Marmalade 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 subventa2025Common 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 maculata2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dilophus bispinosusDilophus bispinosus2025Dilophus bispinosusDilophus bispinosus2025Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025Events & activities nearby
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