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Jewel Park

32 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

55.93784, -3.12003

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Orange Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route▾

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route▾

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route▾

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route▾

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

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133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route▾

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

63,908 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

63,908 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds76 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Blackbird

+71 more species

All 76 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DipperCinclus cinclus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

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Mammals6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Brown Rat

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

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Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Darter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,908 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds76 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Blackbird

+71 more species

All 76 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DipperCinclus cinclus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

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Mammals6 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Brown Rat

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

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Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Darter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 297m

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Parking

10 nearby · Free · 183m

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Playground

2 · 98m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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