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Joppa Quarry Park

3 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

55.94577, -3.09995

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

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

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

39,609 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,609 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +47

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,609 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +47

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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