East Princes Street Gardens 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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55.95148, -3.19382
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Scott's In The Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Scott's In The Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map 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 172 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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 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
111,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 111,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Moorhen +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Weasel
Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +19
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 111,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Moorhen +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Weasel
Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +19
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 