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Brighton Park

2 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPicnicPlay

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.95121, -3.11585

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026

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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8 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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115 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

52,811 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

52,811 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds72 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TealAnas crecca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

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Insects11 species

winterautumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi

+6 more species

All 11 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,811 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds72 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TealAnas crecca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

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Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
OtterLutra lutra
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

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Insects11 species

winterautumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi

+6 more species

All 11 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brighton Park, Portobello

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Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brighton Park, Portobello

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Café

PortaLibri · 191m

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Parking

7 nearby · 167m

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Picnic spot

279m away

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Playground

197m away

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Toilets

2 · 238m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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