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Pikes Pool Heritage Park

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.95448, -3.41359

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 124m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Elder Whitewash, Violet Bramble Rust +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Elder Whitewash, Violet Bramble Rust +11 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Hogweed, Raspberry +220 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Hogweed, Raspberry +220 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Elder +30 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Forth Bridges TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Forth Bridges TrailPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 24 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pikes Pool, Kirkliston

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pikes Pool, Kirkliston

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Nearby places

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🌱Ferry Glen & Back BraesUrban park4.1 km→🌱Buchan ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pikes PoolUrban park0 m→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Parkside ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱ParksideUrban park1.9 km→

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