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55.95095, -3.16143
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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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
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 146 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 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
163,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 163,592 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Robin · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +32
Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Andrion regensteinense · Cream-spot Ladybird +3
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 163,592 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Teal · Robin · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +32
Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Eider Somateria mollissima Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Andrion regensteinense · Cream-spot Ladybird +3
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 