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Carrick Knowe Bowling Club

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.93386, -3.28325

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
  • 🎳Bowling greens 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

Best for

4 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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

150 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 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet RouteCycling route

Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route
Named route
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Pentland Reservoirs MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Carrick Knowe Bowling Club

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carrick Knowe Bowling Club

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