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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.91950, -3.22592
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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
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▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
89,862 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
89,862 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Greenfinch · Robin · House Sparrow · Mute Swan +26
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
89,862 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Greenfinch · Robin · House Sparrow · Mute Swan +26
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataTrichopsocus 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 rufatusGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisPhaonia 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 pilipennis