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55.97918, -3.20108
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ porto & fi — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ porto & fi — 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, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
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 144 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 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 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
65,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 65,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Birch Catkin Bug · Common Flower Bug +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 65,795 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Birch Catkin Bug · Common Flower Bug +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus 