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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
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55.94503, -3.26938
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▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National 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 186 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
34,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,654 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Grey Heron +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,654 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Grey Heron +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 