🌱 Urban park

Leith Links West

25 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

55.97092, -3.16476

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8 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Edinburgh core path - Claremont and Easter Road

Free

Farm visits

Good match

Farm shop nearby

Varies

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route▾

Named 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

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Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

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

Quiet Route 20Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Quiet Route 8Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

About this urban park

Leith Links West is a urban park covering 25 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

54,652 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,652 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds34 species recorded

Eider · Robin · Blackbird

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse

🐝

Insects13 species recorded

10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,652 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds34 species recorded

Eider · Robin · Blackbird

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse

🐝

Insects13 species recorded

10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Café & Organic Farm Shop · 219m

🅿️

Parking

10 nearby · 237m

🛝

Playground

3 · 58m away

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Toilets

112m away

🐄

Farm visit

219m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Princes Street GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghUrban park2.8 km→🌱Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghUrban park2.8 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park3.4 km→