Newtongrange Parish Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Midlothian Getting here
55.86638, -3.06593
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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 ☕ The Wheelhouse Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ The Wheelhouse Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Millet +133 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Millet +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC1 Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
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 Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +41
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Eider Somateria mollissima Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red Fox · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,592 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +41
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Eider Somateria mollissima Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red Fox · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trichopsocus brincki · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 