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Bruntsfield Golf Course

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.96998, -3.29096

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
  • ⛳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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cartodere bifasciata, Large Willow Aphid +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cartodere bifasciata, Large Willow Aphid +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

82 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 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Bruntsfield golf course

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bruntsfield golf course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Saughton ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Saughton Park GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Lauriston Castle GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Saughton Rose GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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