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Oldwoodhouselee Castle

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55.84160, -3.18760

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Chaffinch
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Chaffinch, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Chaffinch, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Carabus problematicus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Carabus problematicus, Hawthorn Shieldbug +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Glencorse View WalkWalking route

Named route

Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Midlothian Core PathsWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route563 m

Named routeRef 196Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route882 m

Named routeRef 196Length 882 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route200 m

Named routeLength 200 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route

Named route

Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route

Named route

Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route

Named route

Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route

Named route

Black Hill MTBMountain bike route

Named route

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

20,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +30

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Carabus problematicus

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +30

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Carabus problematicus

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old railway tunnel west of Firth Viaduct

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