Swanston Golf Course
160 ha
Plan your visit
⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome160 ha
Getting here
55.89332, -3.21645
Open directionsv
- Course27-hole course
- ParPar 95
- Run bySwanston Golf Course
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Harlaw-GlencorseMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route▾
Black Hill MTBMountain bike route▾
18 hole par 68; and 9 hole par 27
Photos
Swanston Templar Golf Course - geograph.org.uk - 5731004
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Wildlife to spot
23,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Limnephilus sparsus · Hieroglyphic Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
- Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
- Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Redwing · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Limnephilus sparsus · Hieroglyphic Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
- Hieroglyphic LadybirdCoccinella hieroglyphica
- Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis