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55.96834, -3.19790
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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Innocent Railway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC5
Show on map Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 76 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 76 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
78,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Turnstone Arenaria interpres Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +5
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Turnstone Arenaria interpres Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 10-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig · Bronze Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +5
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Catkin Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
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