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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Bent, Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +69 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Common Bent, Crested Dog's-tail, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +69 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Hogweed, Barren Strawberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 196Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route362 m

Named routeRef 196Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route102 m

Named routeRef 196Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 196Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 196Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Skylark · Linnet · Blackbird · Dunnock +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WigeonMareca penelope
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Skylark · Linnet · Blackbird · Dunnock +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
WigeonMareca penelope
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Brown Hare

Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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