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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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55.92746, -3.27316
Open directionsv 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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Central Belt)
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 183 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 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 Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Silverknowes Promenade Quiet Connection
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route 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 Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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
42,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,000 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Dipper +28
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +13
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,000 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Blackbird · Mallard · Moorhen · Dipper +28
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +13
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris 