Hopetoun Crescent Garden 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.96137, -3.18356
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Embo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Embo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map 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 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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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Wildlife to spot
116,742 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 116,742 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Ectopsocus petersi · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 116,742 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Ectopsocus petersi · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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