🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
↑ Share
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.96753, -3.18510
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ DelishYoss — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ DelishYoss — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Cross of Sacrifice, Rosebank Cemetery
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: be9e15fd-1e3e-4e71-ade5-b87c3df54f3d
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
95,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 95,899 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +8
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Flower Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 95,899 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +8
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Flower Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthocoris nemorum
Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus 