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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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55.87771, -3.05114
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gore Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pencaitland Railway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Jay · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Sea-spurrey · Perforate St John's-wort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2024 Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Jay · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus torvus +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Sea-spurrey · Perforate St John's-wort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2024 Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Louse
Louse
Psocodea2025
Psocodea2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Platycheirus peltatus Platycheirus peltatus2024
Platycheirus peltatus Platycheirus peltatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 