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East Burial Ground

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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56.20115, -3.40689

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

12 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, toilets, car park

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +93 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +93 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +16 more · last seen 2025

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

toilets, picnic area

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1 Loch Leven to Dundee

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Glen Vale PathWalking route7.7 km▾

Named routeLength 7.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Loch Leven Heritage TrailWalking route21 km▾

Named routeLength 21 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Michael Bruce WayWalking route5 km▾

Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bishop Hill and GlenvaleWalking route10 km▾

Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Lochend Farm and Scottish Gliding CentreWalking route9 km▾

Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

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40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Edinburgh to Loch LevenCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 775Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 775National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,414 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

15,414 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds96 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Mallard

+91 more species

All 96 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
PochardAythya ferina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
DunnockPrunella modularis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ScaupAythya marila
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RuffCalidris pugnax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
Common GuillemotUria aalge
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

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Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · American Mink

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Insects19 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
SyrphusSyrphus

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Plants16 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Pink Purslane · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Purple-loosestrife · Yarrow

+11 more species

All 16 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,414 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds96 species

autumnwinter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Mallard

+91 more species

All 96 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
PochardAythya ferina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
DunnockPrunella modularis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ScaupAythya marila
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RuffCalidris pugnax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great White EgretArdea alba
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
Common GuillemotUria aalge
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · American Mink

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
SyrphusSyrphus

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Plants16 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Pink Purslane · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Purple-loosestrife · Yarrow

+11 more species

All 16 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravestones in East Burying Ground

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Photos

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravestones in East Burying Ground

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

8 nearby · Free · 39m

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Picnic spot

3 · 128m away

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Toilets

255m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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