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Howletts House

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.84889, -3.29046

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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
  • ✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str. +35 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Polytrichum commune s.str. +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Planaphrodes bifasciata, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Planaphrodes bifasciata, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Esk WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glencorse View WalkWalking route
Named route
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way E2 LinkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 196Cycling route
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 75Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 75Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m
Named routeRef 196Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 75Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route
Named route
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route
Named route
Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route
Named route
Bavelaw-Nine Mile BurnMountain bike route
Named routeMtb
Black Hill MTBMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The ruins of Howlet's House

📷 Gordon Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruins of Howlet's House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marchbank ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Harlaw Wildlife GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Bonaly Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🏞️BonalyCountry park4.3 km→🌱Angle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Lost Garden of PenicuikUrban park3.7 km→

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