West Lawn
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.99521, -3.46454
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Stables Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Curlew
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Stables Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +104 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Mallard +104 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route▾
Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km▾
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Forth Bridges TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Forth Bridges TrailPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Hopetoun House, south-west facade
Photos
Hopetoun House, south-west facade
Facilities
☕Café
Stables Tearoom · 174m
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,909 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,909 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Oystercatcher · Curlew · Mallard · Shelduck · Great Crested Grebe
+102 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat · Fallow Deer
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025Speckled Wood · Peacock · Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,909 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Oystercatcher · Curlew · Mallard · Shelduck · Great Crested Grebe
+102 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat · Fallow Deer
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025Speckled Wood · Peacock · Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Events & activities nearby
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