Priestfield Parish Church
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55.93641, -3.16953
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Innerleithen to Edinburgh
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
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 152 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw 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
139,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 139,466 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Robin · Moorhen · Teal · Tufted Duck +23
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bat · Weasel · Roe Deer
Bat Chiroptera Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eyed Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +25
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 139,466 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Robin · Moorhen · Teal · Tufted Duck +23
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bat · Weasel · Roe Deer
Bat Chiroptera Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eyed Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +25
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 