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East Lawns

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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55.99553, -3.46049

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Stables Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Stables Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Pheasant, Song Thrush +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Pheasant, Song Thrush +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bombus lucorum, Speckled Wood, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Speckled Wood, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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

🚴

Cycling

116 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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Nuthatch +68

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
SwiftApus apus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great White EgretArdea alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects56 species

springsummer

2025

Bombus lucorum · Speckled Wood · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Peacock +51

Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BumblebeeBombus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Delia platuraDelia platura2022
Hylemya nigrimanaHylemya nigrimana2022
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2022
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Delia radicumDelia radicum2022
Hylemyza partitaHylemyza partita2022
Bird BlowflyProtocalliphora azurea2022
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2022
Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2022
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2022
Brachicoma deviaBrachicoma devia2022
Fannia mollissimaFannia mollissima2022
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2022
Sarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga subvicina2022
Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2022
Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2022
Empis chiopteraEmpis chioptera2022
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2022
Phorbia fumigataPhorbia fumigata2022
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2022
Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2022

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2022

Rosebay Willowherb · Cherry Laurel · Harebell · Himalayan Balsam · Germander Speedwell +1

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Nuthatch +68

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedshankTringa totanus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
EiderSomateria mollissima
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
SwiftApus apus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great White EgretArdea alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Fallow DeerDama dama2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects56 species

springsummer

2025

Bombus lucorum · Speckled Wood · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Peacock +51

Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
PeacockAglais io2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BumblebeeBombus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Delia platuraDelia platura2022
Hylemya nigrimanaHylemya nigrimana2022
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2022
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Delia radicumDelia radicum2022
Hylemyza partitaHylemyza partita2022
Bird BlowflyProtocalliphora azurea2022
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2022
Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2022
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2022
Brachicoma deviaBrachicoma devia2022
Fannia mollissimaFannia mollissima2022
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2022
Sarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga subvicina2022
Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2022
Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2022
Empis chiopteraEmpis chioptera2022
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2022
Phorbia fumigataPhorbia fumigata2022
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2022
Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2022

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2022

Rosebay Willowherb · Cherry Laurel · Harebell · Himalayan Balsam · Germander Speedwell +1

Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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