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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.91995, -3.22292
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
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
163 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
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The old clubhouse, Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club, Dec 1998 (7210466042)
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
87,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
87,182 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +25
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +28
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Trichopsocus brincki
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
87,182 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +25
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +28
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Trichopsocus brincki
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki
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