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Ratho Station Flyover Park

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • Kassy's Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Hedge Woundwort, False Oat-grass +97 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Hedge Woundwort, False Oat-grass +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Elder +15 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Sycamore Tarspot, Ganoderma +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Sycamore Tarspot, Ganoderma +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational 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

96 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
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
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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

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