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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
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55.91626, -3.13996
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 130 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre West to East Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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30,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Goldfinch +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Goldfinch +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 