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55.94154, -3.19505
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Amla 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Amla Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 177 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders) Mountain bike route 154.8 km ▾
Named route Length 154.8 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
86,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 86,205 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bat
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 86,205 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bat
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird Myzia oblongoguttata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus
Anthocoris confusus Anthocoris confusus