St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church
🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
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55.95278, -3.22634
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Paolozzi’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Paolozzi’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 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 — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 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 181 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 3 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 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
65,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 65,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Dipper · Woodpigeon +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 65,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Dipper · Woodpigeon +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 