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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
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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
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
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A view westwards from above Blackford Hill
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
92,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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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
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensElipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinusAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiValenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteriDorytomus rufatusDorytomus rufatusDorytomus rufatusDorytomus rufatusPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataLispocephala brachialisLispocephala brachialisLispocephala brachialisLispocephala brachialisEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataRabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieliEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica