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Edinburgh Dean Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.95444, -3.22310

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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
☕Paolozzi’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Paolozzi’s Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 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

🚴

Cycling

179 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

67,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

67,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Dipper · Woodpigeon +32

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

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug +11

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

67,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Dipper · Woodpigeon +32

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

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects16 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug +11

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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