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55.95280, -3.16626
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Broad Pavement 73m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Broad Pavement 73m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map 149 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band, Holyrood Park
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Wildlife to spot
150,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 150,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +33
Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Weasel · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 150,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Mute Swan · Robin · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +33
Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Weasel · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Weasel Mustela nivalis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius 