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▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +51 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Phacidium lauri, Stomiopeltis betulae, Common Tarcrust +42 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Phacidium lauri, Stomiopeltis betulae, Common Tarcrust +42 more · last seen 2018
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🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Annandale Way Walking route 88 km ▾
Named route Length 88 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Caledonian Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Torthorwald Church and part of its burial ground
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Wildlife to spot
520 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 520 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Rook +30
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Red Squirrel · Stoat · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Indet. Deer Cervidae2020 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Stoat Mustela erminea2020 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Parsley-piert · Red Dead-nettle · Field Pansy · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Prickly Sow-thistle +24
Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Field Pansy Viola arvensis Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Dandelion Taraxacum Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 520 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fieldfare · Redwing · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Rook +30
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Indet. Deer · Red Squirrel · Stoat · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Indet. Deer Cervidae2020 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Stoat Mustela erminea2020 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Parsley-piert · Red Dead-nettle · Field Pansy · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Prickly Sow-thistle +24
Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Field Pansy Viola arvensis Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Dandelion Taraxacum Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Boreau's Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
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