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Pennypit Park

7 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

55.95729, -2.98659

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Filling Station — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Filling Station — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Pencaitland Railway WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

1722 WaggonwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

12,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Shag · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CootFulica atra2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Badger · Harbour Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Shag · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Cormorant +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CootFulica atra2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Badger · Harbour Seal

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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