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55.93380, -3.26898
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▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin 🛝 Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 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, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Marble Screw-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
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 193 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 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 Quiet Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 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
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Wildlife to spot
42,716 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,716 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Blackbird · Dipper +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Otter Lutra lutra Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Eyed Ladybird · Phaonia signata +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,716 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Blackbird · Dipper +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goosander Mergus merganser Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Otter Lutra lutra Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Eyed Ladybird · Phaonia signata +11
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 10-spot Ladybird Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 