🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.96862, -3.19270
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km▾
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Quiet Route 20Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
Quiet Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Quiet Route 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 61Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Cycle path, St Mark's Park
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Wildlife to spot
83,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
83,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Birch Catkin Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
83,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Birch Catkin Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata