The Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve lies 20 miles east of Edinburgh in East Lothian. In 1952 it became the first local nature reserve in the UK. The reserve is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Reserve is best known for birdwatching and is home to some rare birds such as skylarks. A small herd of roe deer live in the area.

Wooden footbridge at Aberlady Nature Reserve 

There’s a fairly good footpath after you cross the wooden bridge and it takes around one and half hours to do the full walk. The reserve is just east of the village of Aberlady on the A198. The car park is not well signposted from the A198 but look out for the layby on the side of the road next to the coast. You can see the wooden pedestrian bridge as you approach. There are public toilets at the layby.

View to Aberlady village from the reserve

There are lovely views as you the walk, across the Bay to Aberlandy and out to the Forth Estuary and over to Fife.