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Seafield Cemetery

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.96969, -3.14929

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Dalila's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Dalila's — 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· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 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

Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith)Walking route

Named routeRef CEC18Local walking route

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Cycling

140 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational 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

Quiet Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Quiet Route 61Cycling route

Named routeRef 61Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

44,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard · Grey Heron +35

TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

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Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,399 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Teal · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard · Grey Heron +35

TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
SiskinSpinus spinus
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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