Drum Brae Allotments 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.95498, -3.29383
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 231m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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, Jackdaw, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 118 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
32,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,916 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +13
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,916 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +13
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 