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St Leonard's Church

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.87696, -3.11656

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Visiting this summer

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 365m away — 10 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 365m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Gore WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Burdiehouse Burn Valley ParkWalking route

Named routeRef CEC1Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

15,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Buchananiella continua · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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