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Gosford House

9 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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55.99707, -2.87813

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +112 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Curlew +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Spurge-laurel, Tree-mallow +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

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

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

1722 WaggonwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route922 m

Named routeRef 76Length 922 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route25 m

Named routeRef 76Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

42,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winter

2026

Slavonian Grebe · Common Scoter · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +60

Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KnotCalidris canutus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis · Hawthorn Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
EristalisEristalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Cowslip · Spurge-laurel · Tree-mallow

CowslipPrimula veris
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Tree-mallowMalva arborea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winter

2026

Slavonian Grebe · Common Scoter · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +60

Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KnotCalidris canutus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis · Hawthorn Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
EristalisEristalis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Cowslip · Spurge-laurel · Tree-mallow

CowslipPrimula veris
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Tree-mallowMalva arborea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gosford House from the east

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