Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
55.94362, -3.14892
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Garden Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Garden Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 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
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
139 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 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Duddingston Community Garden
Photos
Duddingston Community Garden
Facilities
☕Café
The Garden Room · 267m
🅿️Parking
Dunsapie Loch car park · Free · 221m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
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