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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 47 ha
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55.93921, -3.20148
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 ☕ Margot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Margot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 187 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw 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 ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh
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Wildlife to spot
74,384 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,384 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bat
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Red-legged Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +25
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,384 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bat
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Red-legged Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +25
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Lispocephala brachialis Lispocephala brachialis
Lispocephala brachialis Lispocephala brachialis
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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