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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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55.92652, -3.25430
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Moorhen 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Moorhen 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Grey Heron +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Moorhen, Grey Heron +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Central Belt)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map 197 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
56,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Dipper · Moorhen · House Sparrow +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Dipper · Moorhen · House Sparrow +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 