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55.91457, -3.17738
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Braid Hills Golf Centre Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Braid Hills Golf Centre Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
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 126 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
52,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard · Chaffinch +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Larch Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,196 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard · Chaffinch +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Stoat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Gorse Weevil · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Larch Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
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