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Hawthornden Cemetery

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.85696, -3.13578

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 196
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 196
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 196

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Midlothian Core Paths

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Esk WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pentland Way (Alternative)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Gore WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

Dalkeith to Edinburgh via GilmertonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Loanhead to Roslin Railway PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Dipper · Blue Tit +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Dryomyza anilis · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens

Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,122 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Dipper · Blue Tit +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Dryomyza anilis · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens

Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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