Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
55.91368, -3.13105
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 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· Free🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route RR
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
124 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
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
City Centre West to East LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects22 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii +17
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects22 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii +17
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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