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Lochend Secret Garden

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.95984, -3.15435

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 200m away — 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 200m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug +5 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

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

143 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Quiet Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

123,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

123,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +28

TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Weasel +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Larder Beetle

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

123,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +28

TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Weasel +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
WeaselMustela nivalis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Larder Beetle

10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius

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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