West Princes Street Gardens
28 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
55.95010, -3.20007
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Redcoat Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Redcoat Café — 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
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal MileWalking route▾
Innocent RailwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CEC5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km▾
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route▾
Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route
John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route
184 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RRCycling route▾
Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Quiet Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Quiet Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Quiet Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Quiet Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km▾
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Capital TrailMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km▾
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Ross Bandstand, West Princes Street Gardens
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
94,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
94,147 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
94,147 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataStriped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersiEvents & activities nearby
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