Wildlife at Dalkeith

If you enjoy wildlife and want to learn how to identify what you are seeing, come on one of our many walks guided by experts and see nature up close and personal.

Even though the Estate is so close to Dalkeith town centre, it is an oasis of calm woodland. In the Estate, Otters, Badgers and Roe deer, can all be found roaming our woodlands or waterways, along with a host of different species of birds. A flash of red in the undergrowth tells us that a fox is on the prowl, a shriek in the evening lets us know that a barn owl is looking for a mate. Whether you are a keen birder or even just someone who cannot tell the difference between a chaffinch and a heron, Dalkeith is the place your you.


The farming on the Estate is carried out with an eye for nature.The many fields laid down to grass, help migratory birds and provide worms for the waders. The wee corners that are a bit boggy and difficult to work, are home to many species, which rely on the insect population that live there. It is a complex web of hunters and hunted, all making their own little ecosystem.