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Miners Memorial Garden

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📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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55.91259, -3.10565

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Bonny Bites — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Bonny Bites — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Peacock +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Peacock +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

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

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

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Edinburgh core path - Claremont and Easter RoadWalking route

Named routeRef CEC7Regional walking route

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Cycling

99 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

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

11,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +47

MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Small Black Ant · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle +1

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +47

MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Small Black Ant · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle +1

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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