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Eddleston Cemetery

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.70977, -3.21172

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Nuthatch +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Common Gull, Nuthatch +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cross Borders Drove Road (West Linton to Traquair)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Eldons / EddlestonCycling route36 km

Named routeRef redLength 36 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Peebles to EddlestonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Glentress Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Glentress Black RouteMountain bike route29 km

Named routeLength 29 km

Glentress Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

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

10,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Common Gull · Goldeneye · Redwing · Chiffchaff +35

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great White EgretArdea alba
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel +2

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles
Common Pipistrelle

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2025

Common Carder Bee · Green Dock Beetle · Small Garden Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee +3

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee

🌿

Plants33 species

summer

2024

Creeping Thistle · Procumbent Pearlwort · Creeping Soft-grass · Pineappleweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +28

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Common Orache

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,569 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Common Gull · Goldeneye · Redwing · Chiffchaff +35

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great White EgretArdea alba
NuthatchSitta europaea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel +2

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles
Common Pipistrelle

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2025

Common Carder Bee · Green Dock Beetle · Small Garden Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee +3

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee

🌿

Plants33 species

summer

2024

Creeping Thistle · Procumbent Pearlwort · Creeping Soft-grass · Pineappleweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +28

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Common Orache

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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