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55.94964, -3.19018
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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 ☕ Caffè Nero — 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 ☕ Caffè Nero — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 171 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Photos Mercat Cross, Parliament Square, Edinburgh
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Wildlife to spot
112,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 112,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Chaffinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Eider Somateria mollissima Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 112,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Chaffinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Eider Somateria mollissima Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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