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Royal Burgess Golf Course

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.96489, -3.29989

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 2-spot Ladybird +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

102 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 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named 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

Wildlife to spot

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Royal Burgess golf course

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Royal Burgess golf course

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🌱Saughton ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Saughton Park GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Lauriston Castle GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Saughton Rose GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Saughton Rose GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Saughton Rose GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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