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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Bird Cherry, Hedge Woundwort +17 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bramble, Bird Cherry, Hedge Woundwort +17 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2023; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2023
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gore Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC1 Local walking route
Show on map Midlothian Core Paths Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Loanhead to Roslin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Poltonhall Recreation Park
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Wildlife to spot
11,956 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 