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Bellrock Park

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.90467, -3.20250

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 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

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

🚴

Cycling

119 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

🚵

Mountain biking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route

Named route

Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route

Named route

Black Hill MTBMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

58,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +40

RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Larch Ladybird

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +40

RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Larch Ladybird

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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