Mortonhall Pit (disused)
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.89331, -3.15388
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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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Gorse Weevil +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Gorse Weevil +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
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