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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
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55.91964, -3.25505
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Grey Heron 🛝 Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Grey Heron 🛝 Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Grey Heron, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Grey Heron, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 166 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
63,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 63,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Dipper · Mallard · House Sparrow · Moorhen +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +20
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Dipper · Mallard · House Sparrow · Moorhen +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Larch Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +20
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis 