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55.95173, -3.00790

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféCampsiteParking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Wigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Wigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Pencaitland Railway WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

1722 WaggonwayCycling route

Named routeLocal 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

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

105,580 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

105,580 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Magpie · Lapwing +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

105,580 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Magpie · Lapwing +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WigeonMareca penelope
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RazorbillAlca torda
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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