Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome72 ha
Getting here
55.94120, -3.19108
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Uplands Roast Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Uplands Roast Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺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 — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 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
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
172 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 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
112,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
112,840 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +16
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Bat
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +28
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
112,840 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +16
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Bat
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +28
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 10-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususAnthocoris confususEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaBuchananiella continuaEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillarisTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineumPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsiiSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEvents & activities nearby
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