George Square Gardens 3 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.94364, -3.18881
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 ☕ The Chocolate Box — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Chocolate Box — 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 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 172 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 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 4 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 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
106,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 106,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bat · Weasel
Bat Chiroptera Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eyed Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +26
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Larch Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 106,165 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bat · Weasel
Bat Chiroptera Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eyed Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +26
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Larch Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Sphaeriestes castaneus Sphaeriestes castaneus
Sphaeriestes castaneus Sphaeriestes castaneus
Acompocoris alpinus Acompocoris alpinus
Acompocoris alpinus Acompocoris alpinus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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