Hillend 40 ha · Local authority
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › Midlothian Getting here
55.88602, -3.20762
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Magpie, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Magpie, Carrion Crow +83 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 — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus, Loricula elegantula +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus, Loricula elegantula +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 64 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 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse 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 Bavelaw-Flotterstone Mountain bike route ▾
Black Hill MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Hillend is a Country Park of 40 hectares located in Midlothian, Edinburgh and Lothians. Visitors can explore open fields and hills, enjoying activities such as walking and cycling, with opportunities to see local wildlife including deer and a variety of birds.
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Wildlife to spot
19,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow +43
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Limnephilus sparsus · Eurhadina loewii +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow +43
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Limnephilus sparsus · Eurhadina loewii +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus Eurhadina loewii Eurhadina loewii Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Episyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
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