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Inveresk Lodge Garden

6 ha

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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55.93419, -3.04469

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 346m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 346m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Wigeon, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Wigeon, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

210,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

210,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall · Wigeon · Shelduck +46

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Anser anser x Branta canadensisAnser anser x Branta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

210,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall · Wigeon · Shelduck +46

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
WigeonMareca penelope
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
GoosanderMergus merganser
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Anser anser x Branta canadensisAnser anser x Branta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Barbara Carr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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