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Yester Parish Church

📷 Richard West · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Lanterne Rouge cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Lanterne Rouge cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 196Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route4.4 km

Named routeRef 196Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

12,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +43

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,427 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +43

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard West · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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