Erraid Wood

Erraid Wood: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Erraid Wood

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Erraid Wood — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.88236, -3.20442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Erraid Wood

• Glencorse Reservoir · lake · Midlothian · ~5 km · Must-see
• Roslin Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Colinton Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hawthornden Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Blackford Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~6 km · Must-see
• Easter Craiglockhart Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~6 km · Must-see
• Craiglockhart Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~6 km · Must-see
• Oldwoodhouselee Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reid Memorial Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~6 km · Must-see
• Merchiston Tower · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carnethy Hill · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~8 km · Must-see
• St Columba's Convent · church · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see
• Craigmillar Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bruntsfield Links · park · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see
• Priestfield Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see
• Barclay Viewforth Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saughton Park · park · City of Edinburgh · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Erraid Wood

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Erraid Wood

• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · sanctuary · City of Edinburgh · ~12 km · Must-see
• Inveresk Lodge Garden · sanctuary · East Lothian · ~14 km · Must-see
• Loch Leven National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Perth and Kinross · ~45 km · Must-see
• Greenhead Moss Community Nature Park · sanctuary · North Lanarkshire · ~56 km · Must-see
• Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve · sanctuary · North Lanarkshire · ~63 km · Must-see
• St Andrews Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Fife · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lenzie Moss Nature Reserve · sanctuary · East Dunbartonshire · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dawsholm Park Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Glasgow City · ~86 km · Must-see
• Trottick Mill Ponds Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dundee City · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ford Moss Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~96 km · Must-see

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