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Cockpen Tower

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.86275, -3.07895

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wall Lettuce, Japanese Knotweed +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wall Lettuce, Japanese Knotweed +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Chickweed, Red Currant +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Gore WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burdiehouse Burn Valley ParkWalking route

Named routeRef CEC1Local walking route

Midlothian Core PathsWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail · Robin · Carrion Crow +43

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Badger

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Harlequin Ladybird +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail · Robin · Carrion Crow +43

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Badger

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Harlequin Ladybird +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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