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Niddrie Stone

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.92922, -3.12422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hartigiola annulipes +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hartigiola annulipes +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowberry, Autumn Hawkweed, Himalayan Cotoneaster +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Snowberry, Autumn Hawkweed, Himalayan Cotoneaster +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2025; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route
Named route
Innocent RailwayWalking route
Named routeRef CEC5
Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

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 2)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
Quiet Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Quiet Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Quiet Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Niddrie House Avenue

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Niddrie House Avenue

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Nearby places

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🌱Newhailes House & GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park4.4 km→🌱Craigmillar Castle ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱The FieldUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hunters Hall ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Jewel ParkUrban park1 km→

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