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Winterfield Park

11 ha

📷 Richard West · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

56.00472, -2.52827

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Mallard, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Mallard, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar); Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Muir Way (North Berwick to Dunbar)Walking route23 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 23 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

John Muir LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dunbar LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Broxburn to Whitesands LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route491 m

Named routeRef 76Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route69 m

Named routeRef 76Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Go East Lothian TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

95,681 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,681 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Mallard · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +50

WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,681 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Wigeon · Mallard · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +50

WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
RedshankTringa totanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Harbour Seal

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard West · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Lothian Townscape : Wildflower Bed at Winterfield Park, Dunbar

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