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Waterfall Park

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.88999, -3.06150

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Innocent RailwayWalking route
Named routeRef CEC5
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
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 196Cycling route
Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network
Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Quiet Route 61Cycling route
Named routeRef 61Local cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterfall Park, Dalkeith

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waterfall Park, Dalkeith

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