Davidson's Mains Park 60 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 60 ha
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55.96327, -3.28065
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 206m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 125 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
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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Wildlife to spot
33,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,308 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 