Vogrie Country Park
139 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome139 ha
Getting here
55.85691, -2.99283
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Treetop Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Treetop Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Blackbird +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Core PathsWalking route▾
East Lothian Core Path Network
Named routeLocal walking route
North Esk WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 196Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route▾
Tynemouth - Edinburgh
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route302 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route607 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 607 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Eider · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Xylota segnis
Hedge Woundwort · Bearded Couch · Agrimony · False-brome · Centaurea nigra +68
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Eider · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Hawker +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Xylota segnis
Hedge Woundwort · Bearded Couch · Agrimony · False-brome · Centaurea nigra +68
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
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