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Broughton Road Park

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.96414, -3.19382

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

160 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Quiet Route 20Cycling route

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Quiet Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

84,573 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

84,573 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen · Mallard +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
House MouseMus musculus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects41 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

84,573 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen · Mallard +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
House MouseMus musculus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects41 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +36

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

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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