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55.92194, -3.06697
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Red Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Red Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans) Walking route 15.8 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 15.8 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC1 Local walking route
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos The hamlet of Old Craighall.
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Wildlife to spot
16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Rook · Swift · Chiffchaff +47
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Bat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Elaphrus cupreus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Hartigiola annulipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Rook · Swift · Chiffchaff +47
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Bat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Elaphrus cupreus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Hartigiola annulipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hartigiola annulipes
Hartigiola annulipes
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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