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Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.90260, -3.17238
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking🚻 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, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 93 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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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Wildlife to spot
28,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow +36
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Adonis' Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,953 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Fieldfare · Carrion Crow +36
Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Adonis' Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 