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55.88556, -3.09901
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gore Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC1 Local walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Loanhead to Roslin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jay · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 10-spot Ladybird +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jay · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 10-spot Ladybird +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 