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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.92112, -3.23214
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️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
176 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
Photos
A view westwards from above Blackford Hill
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Wildlife to spot
92,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
92,827 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Greenfinch +26
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
92,827 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · House Sparrow · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Greenfinch +26
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas