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Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.87348, -3.14045
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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
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Weevil +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Weevil +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Esk WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 196Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Quiet Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 61Local cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,253 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +40
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Badger · Wood Mouse +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- Brown Hare
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua +6
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,253 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +40
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Badger · Wood Mouse +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- Brown Hare
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua +6
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2025
Lepus europaeus2025
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025