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Pilrig Park

19 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

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55.96840, -3.18076

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 139m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

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

Quiet Route 20Cycling route

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Quiet Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

84,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

84,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspring

2026

Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +53

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
House MouseMus musculus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects37 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +32

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

84,630 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspring

2026

Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +53

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
House MouseMus musculus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects37 species

winterspring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +32

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Dromius angustusDromius angustus
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Epicaecilius pilipennisEpicaecilius pilipennis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025

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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