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Newington Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.93163, -3.16562

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 103m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 103m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026

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

12 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

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

147 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

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dreghorn-CastlelawMountain 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

131,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

131,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds24 species

spring

2026

Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Chaffinch · Buzzard +19

JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Bat · Roe Deer

BatChiroptera
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +27

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

131,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2026

Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Chaffinch · Buzzard +19

JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Bat · Roe Deer

BatChiroptera
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects32 species

spring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +27

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Ectopsocus axillarisEctopsocus axillaris
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylon ferrugineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Phloiophilus edwardsiiPhloiophilus edwardsii
Sphaeriestes castaneusSphaeriestes castaneus
Acompocoris alpinusAcompocoris alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 kim traynor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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