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55.91066, -3.16569
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
35,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,082 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,082 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 