King's Acre Golf Course
120 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome120 ha
Getting here
55.89097, -3.11769
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- Course18-hole course
- ParPar 70
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
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
North Esk WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
18 hole Par 70 + 4 hole academy Par 12
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Wildlife to spot
21,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,694 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025