St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Edinburgh and Lothians › City of Edinburgh Getting here
55.92906, -3.28114
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Space Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Space 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🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 152 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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
40,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,662 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,662 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goosander Mergus merganser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
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