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55.94159, -3.29858
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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 287m 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 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map A Walk with Robert Louis Stevenson Walking route ▾
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Newbridge to South Queensferry Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Long-tailed Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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