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Figgate Park

63 ha

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

55.94983, -3.12702

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 215m 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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

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

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

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

95,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Bullfinch · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Robin +47

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Bullfinch · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Robin +47

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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