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Glencorse Reservoir

82 ha

📷 Stevie Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome82 ha

Getting here

55.86054, -3.25304

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Earwig, Syrphus, Planaphrodes bifasciata +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Earwig, Syrphus, Planaphrodes bifasciata +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Glencorse View WalkWalking route

Named route

Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Midlothian Core PathsWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route88 m

Named routeLength 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route563 m

Named routeRef 196Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route264 m

Named routeRef 75Length 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route

Named route

Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route

Named route

Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route

Named route

Bavelaw-Nine Mile BurnMountain bike route

Named routeMtb

Black Hill MTBMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Magpie · Grey Heron +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2026

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Earwig · Syrphus · Planaphrodes bifasciata

Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Planaphrodes bifasciataPlanaphrodes bifasciata2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Cormorant · Magpie · Grey Heron +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2026

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2025

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Earwig · Syrphus · Planaphrodes bifasciata

Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Planaphrodes bifasciataPlanaphrodes bifasciata2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stevie Wallace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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