Murrayburn & Hailesland Community Park
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
55.91870, -3.27861
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bridge Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Bridge Community Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
128 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 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
City Centre West to East LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Pentland Reservoirs MTBMountain bike route▾
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
50,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
50,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- 10-spot Ladybird
Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
50,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- 10-spot Ladybird
Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignusBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Events & activities nearby
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