Gayfield Square Garden 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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55.95886, -3.18514
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ ante — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ ante — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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
NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 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
133,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 133,368 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Tephrochlamys rufiventris +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Cream-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 133,368 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mallard +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Tephrochlamys rufiventris +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Cream-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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