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55.92211, -3.29026
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 89m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Central Belt)
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Rock Pocket-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Rock Pocket-moss · last seen 2024
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 132 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 City Centre West to East Link Cycling route ▾
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
Show on map Photos Subway crossing, Calder Road
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Wildlife to spot
18,862 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,862 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Nimbus contaminatus · Pine Ladybird +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,862 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Nimbus contaminatus · Pine Ladybird +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
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