Granton Crescent Park
3 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
55.97967, -3.22432
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅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
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking 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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
39,125 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,125 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · 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
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- 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
Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,125 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · 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
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- 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
Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Harlequin Ladybird +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataDromius angustusDromius angustusDromius angustusDromius angustusPine Cone BugGastrodes grossipesPine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata