Community Garden Grasslands
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
55.91785, -3.29957
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Paddle Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Paddle Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 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
104 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
City Centre West to East LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Roseburn to Union Canal 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
Sad sight (site?) by the Union Canal
Photos
Sad sight (site?) by the Union Canal
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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