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Milton Road Community Garden

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 181m away — 18 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 181m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh

Varies

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

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

John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

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

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

26,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,195 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +45

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

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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