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Fauldburn Park

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.95667, -3.30702

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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
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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 — Jackdaw, Magpie, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

118 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 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Newbridge to South QueensferryCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Silverknowes Promenade Quiet RouteCycling route

Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

24,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +60

JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Red Fox · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Elipsocus hyalinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,467 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2026

Jackdaw · Magpie · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +60

JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Red Fox · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird +11

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Elipsocus hyalinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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