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55.94470, -2.94718
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Coffee Lounge — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Coffee Lounge — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +100 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Groundsel, Greater Plantain +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Henbit Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Rosemary Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Rosemary Beetle, 2-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans) Walking route 15.8 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 15.8 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick) Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 25 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Pencaitland Railway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1722 Waggonway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 640 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 640 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Car park, Forester’s Park, Tranent
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Wildlife to spot
5,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,849 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Herring Gull +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Black-tailed Skimmer
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Hedge Woundwort · Cotoneaster fruticosus · Mugwort · Common Couch · Tufted Vetch +20
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Cotoneaster fruticosus Cotoneaster fruticosus2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024 Common Couch Elymus repens2024 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,849 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Herring Gull +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Black-tailed Skimmer
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Hedge Woundwort · Cotoneaster fruticosus · Mugwort · Common Couch · Tufted Vetch +20
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Cotoneaster fruticosus Cotoneaster fruticosus2024 Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024 Common Couch Elymus repens2024 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2024
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2024
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024 