Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells 166 ha
Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 166 ha
Getting here
55.91517, -3.25498
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 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 154 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 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 Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
74,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,369 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · House Sparrow · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +21
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,369 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · House Sparrow · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +30
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +21
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
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