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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.93299, -3.31599
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Kestrel +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Kestrel +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National 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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map A Walk with Robert Louis Stevenson Walking route ▾
106 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 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Newbridge to South Queensferry Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail 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
17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Kestrel · Robin +39
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Polydrusus formosus · Phaonia signata · Eupeodes +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Kestrel · Robin +39
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Polydrusus formosus · Phaonia signata · Eupeodes +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2025
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Cionus Cionus2025
Cionus Cionus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2025
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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