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Selected dates until Thursday 24 September 2026
Bothwell Castle
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature
HES
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Health Walks

Join our guide for a walk filled with history and nature

A Ranger with a visitor crouched down by the loch looking at some wildlife and Linlithgow Palace in the background

Saturday 18 April 2026
Linlithgow Palace
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Spring Stroll

Join a ranger on a free guided walk around Linlithgow Loch

Photographic copy of engraving showing St Anthony's Well (Holyrood Park) copied from 'Ballingall's Edinburgh Past and Present'

Sunday 19 April 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service, Landscape
HES
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Sacred Springs

A moderate Ranger led walk around Holyrood Park

View of a unique triangular shaped castle

Selected dates until Monday 31 August 2026
Caerlaverock Castle
Workshops & Activities
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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BioBlitz

Come and join our experts in finding out what is living around Caerlaverock Castle

Friday 24 April 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Go Bats!

Join us for an informative chat about bats before heading out on a night time walk

A group of people with a Ranger enjoying a rest on a walking tour of Holyrood Park

Selected dates until Sunday 27 September 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Archaeology, Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Arthur's Amble

Join a ranger on a free, gentle guided walk to learn about Holyrood Park's geology, wildlife and its rich archaeology and history.

Monday 4 May 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Dawn Chorus

Up with the lark? Experience an early morning natural wonder

A small collage of wildlife, left image is a peacock butterfly with beautiful colourings and the right image is a cormorant on a rock with it's wings spread

Friday 8 May 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Zoo Quest!

Ranger-led wildlife walk

Beautifully green trees with a low sun shining through them

Selected dates until Thursday 9 July 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Archaeology, Nature, Ranger Service
HES
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Trees in Summer

Join a Ranger to discover some of the Park's wonderful trees and learn about their ecology and folklore

Aerial view of a ruined abbey with lots of green grass and trees surrounding it

Sunday 31 May 2026
Dryburgh Abbey
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature
HES
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Rangers on Safari (Dryburgh Abbey)

Drop-in activities and wildlife watching, with short expert-led guided walks

A view of sedimentary rock with some flora around it

On until Sunday 14 June 2026
Holyrood Park
Walks and Guided Tours
Technical Level:
Nature, Ranger Service, Landscape
HES
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Access to Hutton's Section and Rock

See up close the rock formations that inspired James Hutton to re-think the formation of the Earth and kickstart the science of geology!

General view of the exterior of Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock

Monday 8 June 2026
Tantallon Castle
Workshops & Activities
Technical Level:
Nature
HES
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Rangers on Safari (Tantallon Castle)