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Treverlen Park

4 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicWildlifeBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

55.94896, -3.12331

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Planet Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Planet Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Gorse Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

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

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 2)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

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

Greenbank to Meadows Quiet RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

84,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

84,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Bullfinch · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

84,885 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Bullfinch · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Northern Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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