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St Mary's Church

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.90749, -3.36867

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver Birch, Yorkshire-fog, Selfheal +170 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Silver Birch, Yorkshire-fog, Selfheal +170 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Raspberry, Common Sorrel +23 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Bean-galler, Athous haemorrhoidalis +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Bean-galler, Athous haemorrhoidalis +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pentland Way E2 LinkWalking route
Named route
Water of Leith Walkway (Balerno to Currie)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
NCN National Route Link 75, 754Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Black Hill MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Pentland Reservoirs MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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St Mary's Church

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Marchbank ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Kirknewton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Kirknewton Local ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Jupiter ArtlandUrban park3.4 km→🌱ParksideUrban park4.2 km→🌱Parkside ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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