⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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55.91500, -3.26903
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
58,982 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,982 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Grey Heron · Magpie · Dipper · Blue Tit +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,982 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Grey Heron · Magpie · Dipper · Blue Tit +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris 