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Granton Parish Church

📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.97619, -3.22415

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 220m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 220m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Capital Trail

Varies

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Quiet Route 11

Varies

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

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Cycling

148 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

37,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus

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Insects15 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Eristalis tenax · Eyed Ladybird · Anthocoris confusus +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Eristalis tenax · Eyed Ladybird · Anthocoris confusus +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 G Laird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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