Craigmillar Castle Park
112 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome112 ha
Getting here
55.92604, -3.14466
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Goldfinch, Jay +21 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Goldfinch, Jay +21 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
135 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 10Cycling route▾
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Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Old quarry, Craigmillar Castle Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
83,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
83,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Jay · Jackdaw · Kestrel +19
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +33
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
83,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2026▾
Canada Goose · Goldfinch · Jay · Jackdaw · Kestrel +19
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +33
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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