Bonnington Mill Waterwheel (remains) 0 ha
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55.97099, -3.18804
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
76,276 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,276 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Dunnock +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +7
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,276 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Dunnock +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +7
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 