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Haddington Obelisk

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

56.00975, -2.61954

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)Walking route23 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 23 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dunbar LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route69 m

Named routeRef 76Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route148 m

Named routeRef 76Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

37,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +63

RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +63

RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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