Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.75046, -3.35733
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
- ☀️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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Jackdaw
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Pink-footed Goose +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Rook, Jackdaw, Pink-footed Goose +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route▾
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Pink-footed Goose · Starling +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Phaonia subventa +33
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Pink-footed Goose · Starling +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Phaonia subventa +33
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorumYellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorumLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaReuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaReuterella helvimaculaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataLoensia fasciataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensMacustus grisescensCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris lilii