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Murrayfield DAFS Cricket Club

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

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5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Grey Heron +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Grey Heron +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational 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

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Cycling

211 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 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Pentland Reservoirs MTBMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

35,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds50 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +45

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwanCygnus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · American Mink · Rabbit · Vulpes +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
American MinkNeovison vison
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
VulpesVulpes2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Rat spp.Rattus2025

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Insects59 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +54

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
PolietesPolietes2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Trichadenotecnum sexpunctatumTrichadenotecnum sexpunctatum2025
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

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Plants49 species

autumn

2025

Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss +44

Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Pea BryumBryum ruderale
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,133 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +45

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
DipperCinclus cinclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwanCygnus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BuzzardButeo buteo
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · American Mink · Rabbit · Vulpes +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
American MinkNeovison vison
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
VulpesVulpes2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Rat spp.Rattus2025

🐝

Insects59 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +54

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
PolietesPolietes2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Rabocerus gabrieliRabocerus gabrieli2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi2025
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Muscina levidaMuscina levida2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilisTemnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
AtlantopsocusAtlantopsocus2025
Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Trichadenotecnum sexpunctatumTrichadenotecnum sexpunctatum2025
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025

🌿

Plants49 species

autumn

2025

Thickpoint Grimmia · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss +44

Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Pea BryumBryum ruderale
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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