Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
38 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha
Getting here
55.96518, -3.20865
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Quiet Route 20Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
Quiet Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Quiet Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 61Local cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Path junction, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
63,909 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
63,909 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Birch Catkin Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
63,909 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Birch Catkin Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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