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55.89242, -3.07558
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans) Walking route 15.8 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 15.8 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 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 Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Loanhead to Roslin Railway Path 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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Wildlife to spot
18,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,738 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Robin · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +33
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Mikiola fagi · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +40
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Mikiola fagi Mikiola fagi2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,738 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Robin · House Martin · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +33
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Mikiola fagi · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +40
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Mikiola fagi Mikiola fagi2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Hartigiola annulipes Hartigiola annulipes2025
Hartigiola annulipes Hartigiola annulipes2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025