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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 78 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.95286, -3.27270
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Nature reserve; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Common Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 169 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 Quiet Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route 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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About this nature reserve Corstorphine Hill is a 78-hectare Local Nature Reserve in the City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh and Lothians. This hill offers woodland trails and open spaces with opportunities for joggers and walkers to observe diverse flora and fauna.
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Wildlife to spot
41,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,738 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +14
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,738 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +22
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +14
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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