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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.90466, -3.27226
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Ectopsocus petersi, Orange Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Ectopsocus petersi, Orange Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 118 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre West to East Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse 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 Bavelaw-Flotterstone Mountain bike route ▾
Black Hill MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
39,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris2025
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Allogamus auricollis Allogamus auricollis2025
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