Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
55.94362, -3.14892
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Garden Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Garden Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
139 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 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Quiet Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
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Duddingston Community Garden
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
163,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
163,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Robin +28
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Weasel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +23
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
163,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Robin +28
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Weasel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +23
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusEvents & activities nearby
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