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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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55.90749, -3.17481
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 106 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Bavelaw-Flotterstone 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
Show on map Photos Young stripwood, Seven Acre Park
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Wildlife to spot
47,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,772 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Adonis' Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,772 records · National Biodiversity Network Redwing · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Eider Somateria mollissima Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Acericerus heydenii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Adonis' Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 