Braidburn Valley Park 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
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55.91515, -3.21497
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 160m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peripsocus milleri, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peripsocus milleri, Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map 151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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93,271 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 93,271 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +25
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +29
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 93,271 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +25
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Red-legged Shieldbug · Ectopsocus petersi · Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +29
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Dorytomus rufatus Dorytomus rufatus
Dorytomus rufatus Dorytomus rufatus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Lispocephala brachialis Lispocephala brachialis
Lispocephala brachialis Lispocephala brachialis
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica 