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55.90101, -2.84215
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Bothy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Bothy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Goldcrest +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Goldcrest +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 196
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pencaitland Railway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 362 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 362 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 102 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 102 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jay · Bullfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +17
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Black Darter Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Dog's Mercury
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jay · Bullfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +17
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Black Darter Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Dog's Mercury
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Bull Woodwasp Sirex juvencus
Bull Woodwasp Sirex juvencus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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