Nicolson Square Garden 0 ha
🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › Scotland › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.94596, -3.18568
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café 1505 — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café 1505 — 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· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map 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 170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Rabocerus gabrieli Rabocerus gabrieli
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Sphaeriestes castaneus Sphaeriestes castaneus
Sphaeriestes castaneus Sphaeriestes castaneus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Ocys quinquestriatus Ocys quinquestriatus
Ocys quinquestriatus Ocys quinquestriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Acompocoris alpinus Acompocoris alpinus
Acompocoris alpinus Acompocoris alpinus
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis
Philosepedon humeralis Philosepedon humeralis
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Fanniidae Fanniidae
Fanniidae Fanniidae
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Leiodes calcarata Leiodes calcarata
Leiodes calcarata Leiodes calcarata
Suillia pallida Suillia pallida
Suillia pallida Suillia pallida
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Cuneopalpus cyanops Cuneopalpus cyanops
Cuneopalpus cyanops Cuneopalpus cyanops
Tephrochlamys Tephrochlamys
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