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Lighthouse Park

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

55.98818, -3.18621

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Larch Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Larch Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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

102 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

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

Quiet Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

28,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +37

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,330 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +37

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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