Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
55.93294, -3.14269
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tasty Bite — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tasty Bite — 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· Free🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
114,587 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
114,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Tufted Duck · Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Kestrel +18
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +28
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
114,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Tufted Duck · Jackdaw · Mute Swan · Kestrel +18
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +28
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas