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Linnaeus Monument

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.96685, -3.20740

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Krem Karamel — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Krem Karamel — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

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Cycling

150 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

69,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

69,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +58

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

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Harbour Seal +1

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

🐝

Insects42 species

winterspring

2026

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +37

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
SyrphusSyrphus
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
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
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

69,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +58

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

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Harbour Seal +1

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

🐝

Insects42 species

winterspring

2026

2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +37

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
SyrphusSyrphus
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
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
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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