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55.85944, -3.08103
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wall Lettuce, Japanese Knotweed +158 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wall Lettuce, Japanese Knotweed +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Hogweed, Beech +22 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gore Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC1 Local walking route
Show on map Midlothian Core Paths Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Loanhead to Roslin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Eider · Magpie +39
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Eider Somateria mollissima Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Common Gull Larus canus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Hedge Bindweed · Smooth Tare · Red Clover · Smooth Hawk's-beard +43
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024 Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Eider · Magpie +39
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Eider Somateria mollissima Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dipper Cinclus cinclus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Common Gull Larus canus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Harlequin Ladybird Japanese Knotweed · Hedge Bindweed · Smooth Tare · Red Clover · Smooth Hawk's-beard +43
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024 Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024 Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 2024
2024
Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis2024
Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis Urtica dioica subsp. subinermis2024
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2024
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2024
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2024
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2024
Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor2024
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2024
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2024
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2024
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2024
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis2024
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis2024
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2024
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea2024
Wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia2024
Wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia2024
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2024
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2024
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2024
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Broad-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana2024
Broad-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana2024
Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa2024
Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa2024
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2024
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2024
Weld Reseda luteola2024
Weld Reseda luteola2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
White Willow Salix alba2024
White Willow Salix alba2024
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2024
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2024
Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa2024
Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2024
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2024
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2024
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2024
Osier Salix viminalis2024
Osier Salix viminalis2024
Wood Burdock Arctium nemorosum2024
Wood Burdock Arctium nemorosum2024
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024 