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Mill Pond

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.91254, -2.70936

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Larch Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Larch Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

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

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 196Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route411 m

Named routeRef 196Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 76Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route54 m

Named routeRef 76Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

18,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant · Jackdaw +46

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,529 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant · Jackdaw +46

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CurlewNumenius arquata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Fair GreenUrban park2.6 km→⛪Yester Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Mercat CrossHistoric site2.6 km→🌱BroadwoodsideUrban park3.3 km→⚽BleachfieldPlaying field2.6 km→⛪Garvald and Bara Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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