Braid Hills Golf Course
85 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome85 ha
Getting here
55.91479, -3.19097
Open directionsv
- Course18-hole course
- ParPar 71
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 km18 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
129 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
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain 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
88,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
88,847 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Bullfinch +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TealAnas crecca
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BatChiroptera
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +31
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,847 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Bullfinch +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TealAnas crecca
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BatChiroptera
- StoatMustela erminea
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +31
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
