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Kirkbrae Playing Fields

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55.92061, -3.16509

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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
⚽Playing fields 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

66,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

66,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects58 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +53

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
SylvicolaSylvicola
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
TephrochlamysTephrochlamys
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

66,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BatChiroptera
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects58 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +53

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
SylvicolaSylvicola
Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
TephrochlamysTephrochlamys
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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