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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Water Rail, Carrion Crow, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Water Rail, Carrion Crow, Magpie +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Common Carder Bee +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Common Carder Bee +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point 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 Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,626 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Dunlin · Black-headed Gull · Knot +44
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Knot Calidris canutus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Redshank Tringa totanus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Cartodere bifasciata · Large Willow Aphid · Vine Weevil +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,626 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Dunlin · Black-headed Gull · Knot +44
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Dunlin Calidris alpina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Knot Calidris canutus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Redshank Tringa totanus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Cartodere bifasciata · Large Willow Aphid · Vine Weevil +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Delicate Apple Capsid
Delicate Apple Capsid
Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Malacocoris chlorizans2025
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