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Comely Bank Cemetery

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Car Park 4d 12m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Car Park 4d 12m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Quiet Route 20

Varies

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Royal MileWalking route

Named route

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km

Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1)Walking route

Named routeRef JMWPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

183 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 754Cycling route

Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Quiet Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Quiet Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Quiet Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km

Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km

Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

61,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

61,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Dipper +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

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Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax · Eyed Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Trichopsocus brincki +11

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

61,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Dipper +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DipperCinclus cinclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common GullLarus canus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2026

Eristalis tenax · Eyed Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Trichopsocus brincki +11

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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