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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
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55.93916, -3.30173
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map A Walk with Robert Louis Stevenson Walking route ▾
134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Newbridge to South Queensferry Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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22,605 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,605 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,605 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 