Catherine Sinclair Monument 0 ha
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55.95317, -3.20759
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Jackrabbit — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Jackrabbit — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 177 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
76,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Mallard +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Harlequin Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Mallard +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Harlequin Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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