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Muirfield

5 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.04190, -2.81926

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 493m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 493m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: John Muir Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Oystercatcher +75

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Oystercatcher +75

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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