Getting here
55.95564, -3.32529
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 339m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 339m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +8 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Orange-tip +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Orange-tip +44 more · last seen 2026
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2025; Fungi — Thedgonia ligustrina · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Forth Bridges TrailWalking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route
John Muir Way (Linlithgow to South Queensferry)Walking route24 km
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route
🚴Cycling
116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route RRCycling route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Quiet Route 9Cycling route
Newbridge to South QueensferryCycling route
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet RouteCycling route
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Route 75Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Wildlife to spot
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