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Brighton Park

2 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

55.95121, -3.11585

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕PortaLibri — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕PortaLibri — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

City Centre West to East LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

55,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

55,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

55,197 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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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