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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › Midlothian Getting here
55.82474, -3.22737
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 353m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 353m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Oedemera virescens +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Oedemera virescens +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Esk Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glencorse View Walk Walking route ▾
Pentland Way (Alternative) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Midlothian Core Paths Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Loanhead to Roslin Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 563 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 563 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 882 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 882 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 200 m ▾
Named route Length 200 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Bavelaw-Flotterstone Mountain bike route ▾
Black Hill MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Water Rail · Robin · Blackbird · Bullfinch +40
Great Tit Parus major2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Water Vole · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae +1
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum2025 Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025 Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Water Rail · Robin · Blackbird · Bullfinch +40
Great Tit Parus major2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Water Vole · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Carabus problematicus · Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae +1
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum Metopolophium (Metopolophium) dirhodum2025 Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025 Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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