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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.85146, -3.14275
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝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, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 196Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Quiet Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 61Local cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Within the bypass, Rosewell
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Wildlife to spot
15,999 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,999 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dipper +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosemary Beetle · Taeniopteryx nebulosa · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens +2
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Taeniopteryx nebulosaTaeniopteryx nebulosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,999 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Dipper +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosemary Beetle · Taeniopteryx nebulosa · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens +2
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Taeniopteryx nebulosaTaeniopteryx nebulosa
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas