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Silverknowes Golf Course

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.97562, -3.27104

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCampsiteParking· Free

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, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +100 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route
Named 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

135 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 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Silverknowes Golf Course

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Saughton ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Inverleith ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghUrban park4.1 km→🌱Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghUrban park4.1 km→🌱Saughton Park GardensUrban park4.8 km→

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