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Lethem Park

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55.97242, -3.19292

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Blue Tit
⚽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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Blue Tit
⚽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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Blue Tit, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 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

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Quiet Route 20Cycling route

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Quiet Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

74,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

74,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
House MouseMus musculus

🐝

Insects36 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +31

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

74,385 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
DunlinCalidris alpina
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
House MouseMus musculus

🐝

Insects36 species

winterspring

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +31

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

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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