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Portobello Cemetery

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55.94494, -3.09014

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 116m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 116m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +105 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: John Muir Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Innocent RailwayWalking route

Named routeRef CEC5

Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Edinburgh core path - Claremont and Easter RoadWalking route

Named routeRef CEC7Regional walking route

🚴

Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route RRCycling route

Named routeRef RRLocal cycle route

Quiet Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 196Cycling route

Named routeRef 196National Cycle Network

John Muir WayCycling route215 km

Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Quiet Route 20Cycling route

Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

26,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Harbour Seal · Pipistrelle Bat species

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Orange Ladybird · Elipsocus hyalinus · 2-spot Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi · 7-spot Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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