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Redhouse Castle

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55.98360, -2.86276

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Sweet Cicely, White Dead-nettle +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Sweet Cicely, White Dead-nettle +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Sweet Cicely, White Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 196Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

N/ACycling route647 m

Named routeLength 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 196Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

21,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Duck · Black-headed Gull +54

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Seal · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EristalisEristalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Spurge-laurel · Cowslip · Snowdrop

Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
CowslipPrimula veris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,262 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Duck · Black-headed Gull +54

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common GullLarus canus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Seal · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EristalisEristalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Spurge-laurel · Cowslip · Snowdrop

Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
CowslipPrimula veris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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