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Mercat Cross

📷 Jennifer Petrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.90301, -2.74723

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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 Robin and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Lanterne Rouge cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 196Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route4.4 km

Named routeRef 196Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

14,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +40

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +40

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jennifer Petrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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