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55.97069, -3.15671
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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
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 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
53,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Mute Swan +26
Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Eider Somateria mollissima Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +9
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Mute Swan +26
Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Eider Somateria mollissima Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +9
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 