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55.94966, -3.21394
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Constable Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Constable Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 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, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 189 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
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
Show on map Photos Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville
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Wildlife to spot
69,568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,568 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Dipper · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,568 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Dipper · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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