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55.86366, -3.00933
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
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Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gorebridge Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gore Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pencaitland Railway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dalkeith to Edinburgh via Gilmerton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6 Cycling route ▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 97 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 492 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 492 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Mistle Thrush · Rook · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +46
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Wild Cherry · Hogweed · False Oat-grass · Perennial Rye-grass +20
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Wild Cherry Prunus avium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Mistle Thrush · Rook · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer +46
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Rat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Wild Cherry · Hogweed · False Oat-grass · Perennial Rye-grass +20
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Wild Cherry Prunus avium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Donacia versicolorea Donacia versicolorea2024
Donacia versicolorea Donacia versicolorea2024
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2024
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2024
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2024
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2024
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Yellow Oat-grass
Yellow Oat-grass
Trisetum flavescens
Trisetum flavescens
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis 