Muirhouse Linear Park 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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55.97112, -3.26219
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point 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 Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
32,180 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,180 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Magpie · Dunnock · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Cartodere bifasciata · Large Willow Aphid · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 Wall Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +29
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,180 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Magpie · Dunnock · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Cartodere bifasciata · Large Willow Aphid · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 Wall Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +29
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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