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🌱 Urban park

West Meadow Park

Plan your visit

PlayBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Good match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route
Named route
Innocent RailwayWalking route
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

177 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Quiet Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

About this urban park

West Meadow Park is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

Amla Cafe · 104m

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Parking

1 nearby · 444m

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Playground

2 · 253m away

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Toilets

5 · 277m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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