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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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55.92712, -3.28635
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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 — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 143 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route 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
Show on map Photos Playground, Sighthill Park
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Wildlife to spot
36,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,243 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Syrphus · Buchananiella continua · Ectopsocus axillaris · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Syrphus Syrphus Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,243 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Syrphus · Buchananiella continua · Ectopsocus axillaris · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Syrphus Syrphus Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 