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Pikes Pool

17 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

55.95445, -3.41375

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Sycamore Tarspot +7 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Hedge Woundwort, False Oat-grass, Hogweed +216 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Forth Bridges TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Forth Bridges TrailPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

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117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Pikes Pool, Kirkliston

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pikes Pool, Kirkliston

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 393m

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Playground

3 · 126m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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