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Craigmillar Park Golf Course

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Getting here

55.92135, -3.17925

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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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
☕The Arcade Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
☕The Arcade Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

4 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

141 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

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

82,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

82,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch +39

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
StoatMustela erminea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects63 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +58

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
SyrphusSyrphus
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
SylvicolaSylvicola
Ocys quinquestriatusOcys quinquestriatus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis
FanniidaeFanniidae
Leiodes calcarataLeiodes calcarata
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops
TephrochlamysTephrochlamys
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

82,568 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch +39

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
StoatMustela erminea
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects63 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +58

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
SyrphusSyrphus
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
SylvicolaSylvicola
Ocys quinquestriatusOcys quinquestriatus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis
FanniidaeFanniidae
Leiodes calcarataLeiodes calcarata
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Cuneopalpus cyanopsCuneopalpus cyanops
TephrochlamysTephrochlamys
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025