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Hunters Hall Park

64 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

55.93023, -3.11730

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe K — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe K — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +17 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route▾

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route▾

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route▾

East Lothian Core Path Network

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 2)Walking route▾

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

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125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route▾

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

City Centre West to East LinkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

20,529 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

20,529 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull

+63 more species

All 68 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

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Insects20 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Hartigiola annulipes · Mikiola fagi

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Mikiola fagiMikiola fagi

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Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Autumn Hawkweed · Hawkweed Oxtongue

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,529 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull

+63 more species

All 68 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Hartigiola annulipes · Mikiola fagi

+15 more species

All 20 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
SyrphusSyrphus
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes
Mikiola fagiMikiola fagi

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Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Autumn Hawkweed · Hawkweed Oxtongue

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rough ground, Hunters Hall Park

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Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rough ground, Hunters Hall Park

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

Cafe K · 227m

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Parking

10 nearby · Free · 119m

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Playground

4 · 240m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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