Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park 39 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
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55.89634, -3.15530
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 68 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 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roseburn to Union Canal Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bavelaw-Flotterstone Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,984 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025 