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The Deer Park

78 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome78 ha

Getting here

55.99466, -2.49744

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Ashfield Court 7m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Ashfield Court 7m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 76

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)Walking route23 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 23 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dunbar LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Broxburn to Whitesands LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route69 m

Named routeRef 76Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Mallard · Oystercatcher · Wigeon · Black-headed Gull +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PochardAythya ferina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Mallard · Oystercatcher · Wigeon · Black-headed Gull +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
PochardAythya ferina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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