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55.95768, -2.77030
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus, White Butterbur, Lesser Celandine +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus, White Butterbur, Lesser Celandine +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Core Paths Walking route ▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 196 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 196 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 196 Length 411 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 138 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 76 Length 54 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface cobbles
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Wildlife to spot
21,420 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,420 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Domestic Goose Anser anser f. domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Peripsocus milleri · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Lesser Celandine · White Butterbur · Tansy
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Butterbur Petasites albus Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,420 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goosander Mergus merganser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Domestic Goose Anser anser f. domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Peripsocus milleri · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus · Lesser Celandine · White Butterbur · Tansy
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Butterbur Petasites albus Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 