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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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55.95898, -3.22507
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Mimi's Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Mimi's Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 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 — Harlequin Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Quiet Route 20
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National 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 178 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
59,599 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,599 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Harlequin Ladybird · 18-spot Ladybird +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,599 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Common Flower Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Harlequin Ladybird · 18-spot Ladybird +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Dromius angustus Dromius angustus
Dromius angustus Dromius angustus
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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