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55.97184, -3.20532
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Yummy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Yummy — 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· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Blue Tit +61 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 — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Capital Trail
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
73,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 73,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Turnstone Arenaria interpres Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +7
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 73,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Turnstone Arenaria interpres Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +7
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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