Beskrivning
The variety of habitats in John Muir Country Park attracts waders, migratory wildfowl, sea ducks, divers offshore, and passerines. Geese (including large flocks of spetsbergsgås and vitkindad gås) and swans (knölsvan and sångsvan) winter in surrounding fields. bläsand, Kricka, alfågel and sjöorre, both in the estuary and offshore. smålom and storlom offshore.
Particularly good for wintering waders: rödbena, rödspov, myrspov, storspov, strandskata, kärrsnäppa, sandlöpare, and större strandpipare. Other species occur on migration, including småspov, spovsnäppa and gluttsnäppa. A ökenpipare was recorded in 2020.
The foreshore and saltmarsh are particularly noted for wintering berglärka and vinterhämpling. Wagtails, tits and finches along shore and in pine woods, with Nötväcka and trädkrypare. Migration in autumn can bring a variety of coastal passage species from Scandinavia, such as grå flugsnappare, rödstjärt, buskskvätta and stenskvätta.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
Parking for John Muir Country Park via access road shared with East Links Family Park, on north side of A1087, 400m west of West Barns. Best road access is to join the A1087 at its junction with the A1, west of the Country Park, drive towards Dunbar and turn left at the signs for the Family Park and Country Park. Press P on the map for directions to the parking. The parking is pay and display.
Can be reached by rail via Dunbar station (3 km), on the East Coast main line (services to Edinburgh and south to Newcastle and beyond). The X7 express bus (Dunbar - Edinburgh) and local 120 bus pass the entrance.
John Muir Footpath passes through the Country Park and there is a marked cycle route that passes the entrance.
Terräng och habitat
Skog , Platt , Hed , Flod , Hav / ocean , Dyner , Strand , Gyttjig strand , Jordbruk , Slätt , Spridda träd och buskarFörhållanden
Platt , Sandigt , Torrt , Sumpigt , Öppet landskap , Halt , Risk för högvatttenRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Året runtBästa tid för ett besök
Vinter , Vårsträck , HöststräckRutt
Asfalterad väg , Grusväg , Smal stig , Bred stigHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Till fots , Cykel , BilFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
Toilets and showers available at the car park.