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Granton Crescent Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.97968, -3.22433

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Moorhen
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Moorhen
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

🚴

Cycling

143 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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

39,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KnotCalidris canutus
ShagGulosus aristotelis

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KnotCalidris canutus
ShagGulosus aristotelis

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Green off Granton Crescent

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