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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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55.95415, -2.77241
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Falko Café & Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Falko Café & Restaurant — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 411 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 138 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface cobbles
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25,768 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,768 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Domestic Goose Anser anser f. domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Peripsocus milleri · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Lesser Celandine · White Butterbur · Tansy
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Butterbur Petasites albus Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,768 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Domestic Goose Anser anser f. domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Peripsocus milleri · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Lesser Celandine · White Butterbur · Tansy
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Butterbur Petasites albus Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 