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Gracemount Community Park

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.90443, -3.15703

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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
☕Captain's Cafe — 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
☕Captain's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

26,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Eider · Bullfinch +34

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects22 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) populiPhytocoris (Phytocoris) populi2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Eider · Bullfinch +34

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects22 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) populiPhytocoris (Phytocoris) populi2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025

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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