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St Baldred's Cradle, cairn

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.02287, -2.58369

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marram, Lady's Bedstraw, Dog-rose +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marram, Lady's Bedstraw, Dog-rose +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Parethelcus pollinarius, Pea-leaf Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Parethelcus pollinarius, Pea-leaf Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Grass-leaved Orache, Dandelion +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)Walking route23 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 23 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dunbar LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route69 m

Named routeRef 76Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route148 m

Named routeRef 76Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2026

Curlew · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +61

CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Common Shrew · Roe Deer

Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parethelcus pollinarius · Pea-leaf Weevil

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2026

Curlew · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +61

CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PuffinFratercula arctica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Common Shrew · Roe Deer

Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parethelcus pollinarius · Pea-leaf Weevil

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gemmill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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