NATURAL HISTORY EXPERIENCES FOR ADULTS
These events are for adults ages 16+, and BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.
Please ensure you wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear on the day.
Should you have any queries, please contact: ranger@eastlothian.gov.uk
NB: There is a car parking fee at some of our coastal car parks. If there is no 'Book Now' button shown the event it is fully booked.
Dawn Chorus Walk - April 2026
Wednesday 29 April 2026 | 0545-0745 | Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve
Join the Countryside Ranger for a 2-hour wander amidst the wonder of bird song, which reaches its peak at this time of year. It's an early start, but oh so worth it! The walk will be along a hard-surfaced path and around 2-kilometres in length. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars, if you have them. We will wait for anyone coming by bus. Buses (124) arrive from Musselburgh at 0546 and from North Berwick at 0525.
Meeting Point: Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve car park (Grid Ref NT471804, W3W driven.showrooms.ferrets)
£8.40
(incl. VAT)
Dawn Chorus Walk
Sunday 10th May | Levenhall Links | 0545-0745
Join the Countryside Ranger for a 2-hour wander amidst the wonder of bird song, which reaches its peak at this time of year. It's an early start, but oh so worth it! The walk will be along a surfaced and unsurfaced paths, through woodlands and meadows at Levenhall and around 2-kilometres in length.
Dress for the weather and bring binoculars, if you have them.
We will wait for anyone coming by bus. Buses arrive in Musselburgh along the High Street and A199/Linkfield Road stops from 0530.
Meet: East Lothian Council Outdoor Learning, Unit 3 – Musselburgh Racecourse Complex, Balcarres Rd, Musselburgh EH21 7SR
Magical Moths Walk
Wednesday 27th May | Aberlady Bay | 0800-1000
Join the Countryside Ranger for a walk round the nature reserve to learn all about moths, from how to identify them to the fascinating and diverse lives they lead. We'll have the excitement of discovering what moths have been attracted to the traps, before releasing them, unharmed, back into the wild.
We will wait for anyone coming by bus. Buses (124/X5) arrive from Edinburgh at 0747 and from North Berwick at 0745 and 0757.
Meet: Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve car park (Grid Ref NT471804, W3W driven.showrooms.ferrets)
Mid-summer Evening Wander
Saturday 20th June | Aberlady Bay | 2000-2200
Join the Countryside Ranger for a 2-hour evening wander as most human visitors have headed home but the wildlife is still active. The walk will be along a hard-surfaced path and around 2-kilometres in length. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars, if you have them.
We will wait for anyone coming by bus. Buses (124/X5) arrive from Edinburgh at 1931, 1937 & 1958 and from North Berwick at 1943.
Meet: Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve car park (Grid Ref NT471804, W3W driven.showrooms.ferrets)
Evening Nature Walk
Monday 13th July | Aberlady Bay | 1800-2000
Join the Countryside Ranger for a 2-hour evening wander to see some of the great diversity of wildlife the site has to offer. The walk will be along a hard-surfaced path and around 2-kilometres in length. Dress for the weather.
We will wait for anyone coming by bus. Buses (124/X5) arrive from Edinburgh direction at 1734 and 1807 and from North Berwick at 1740 and 1746.
Meet: Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve car park (Grid Ref NT471804, W3W driven.showrooms.ferrets)
Contact Information
Countryside Ranger Service
Block A, Brewery Park, Haddington, EH41 3HA
Telephone: 01620 827279
Email: ranger@eastlothian.gov.uk