Braid Hills Golf Centre
7 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
55.91223, -3.17949
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking 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
125 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 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,715 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
53,715 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Redwing · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BatChiroptera
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Larch Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,715 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Redwing · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BatChiroptera
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Larch Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Events & activities nearby
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