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55.95404, -3.21158
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▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Croccante & Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Croccante & Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch Leven
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
74,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 74,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Mallard · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ectopsocus petersi · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Orange Ladybird +16
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 74,450 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Mallard · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ectopsocus petersi · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · Orange Ladybird +16
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 