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55.97823, -2.80181
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch ✦ 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
🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch ✦ 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly, Emerald Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly, Emerald Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Green Alkanet · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Green Alkanet · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick) Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 25 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 411 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 138 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Hopetoun Monument from Barney Hill
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Wildlife to spot
10,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Green Alkanet · Greater Spearwort · Blue-eyed-grass
White Dead-nettle Lamium album New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2024 Blue-eyed-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · New Zealand Pigmyweed · Green Alkanet · Greater Spearwort · Blue-eyed-grass
White Dead-nettle Lamium album New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2024 Blue-eyed-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sisyrinchium bermudiana2024
Sisyrinchium bermudiana2024
