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Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.90657, -3.21408
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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 on site — 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 on site — 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, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peripsocus milleri, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peripsocus milleri, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +101 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 19 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map 130 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Bavelaw-Flotterstone Mountain bike route ▾
Black Hill MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
49,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,546 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest +34
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Orange Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus +26
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Valenzuela burmeisteri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,546 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest +34
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Peripsocus milleri · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · Orange Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus +26
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Valenzuela burmeisteri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Valenzuela burmeisteri
Valenzuela burmeisteri
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tachypeza nubila Tachypeza nubila
Tachypeza nubila Tachypeza nubila
Dorytomus rufatus Dorytomus rufatus
Dorytomus rufatus Dorytomus rufatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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