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Greendykes North Park

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.92848, -3.12782

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +73 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, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

47,033 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

47,033 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Jay · Blackbird +43

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

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Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

47,033 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Jay · Blackbird +43

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CurlewNumenius arquata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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