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Lammerlock Reservoir

5 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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55.86186, -2.77929

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Common Gull
🌿Foraging 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

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Common Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Common Gull, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Common Gull, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Bent, Meadow Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +106 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Bent, Meadow Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +106 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Wild Thyme, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Drymeia hamata +32 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Drymeia hamata +32 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 196Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route362 m

Named routeRef 196Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route102 m

Named routeRef 196Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 196Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 196Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,873 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,873 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Raven +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
WigeonMareca penelope
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,873 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Raven +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common GullLarus canus
WigeonMareca penelope
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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