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55.97050, -2.90526

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 371m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 371m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Snowdrop, Mistletoe +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Snowdrop, Mistletoe +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

1722 WaggonwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route25 m

Named routeRef 76Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

78,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

78,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Velvet Scoter +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Harbour Seal · Mole · Badger · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Ivy · Snowdrop · Oxford Ragwort · Mistletoe · Hazel +2

IvyHedera helix
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
MistletoeViscum album
HazelCorylus avellana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

78,306 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Common Gull · Herring Gull · Velvet Scoter +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Harbour Seal · Mole · Badger · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025
MoleTalpa europaea
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants7 species

winter

2026

Ivy · Snowdrop · Oxford Ragwort · Mistletoe · Hazel +2

IvyHedera helix
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
MistletoeViscum album
HazelCorylus avellana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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