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Ormiston Hall

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.89898, -2.94146

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-tailed Bumblebee, Wool Carder Bee +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-tailed Bumblebee, Wool Carder Bee +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Water Fern · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Water Fern · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Pencaitland Railway WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route640 m

Named routeRef 196Length 640 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route585 m

Named routeRef 196Length 585 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route198 m

Named routeRef 196Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route84 m

Named routeRef 196Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route499 m

Named routeRef 196Length 499 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

9,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +46

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Winter Aconite · Snowdrop

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
SnowdropGalanthus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,296 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +46

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Winter Aconite · Snowdrop

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
SnowdropGalanthus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 kim traynor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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