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📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.97142, -3.23817

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 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

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

160 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

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

Quiet Route 20Cycling route

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Quiet Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

35,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +66

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
KnotCalidris canutus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common GuillemotUria aalge
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects52 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +47

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025
Trichadenotecnum sexpunctatumTrichadenotecnum sexpunctatum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

🌿

Plants49 species

autumn

2025

Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +44

Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Pea BryumBryum ruderale
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +66

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
CurlewNumenius arquata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
KnotCalidris canutus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common GuillemotUria aalge
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects52 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +47

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025
Trichadenotecnum sexpunctatumTrichadenotecnum sexpunctatum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

🌿

Plants49 species

autumn

2025

Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +44

Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Pea BryumBryum ruderale
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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