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Tranent Cemetery

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.95068, -2.95264

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Herring Gull
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Herring Gull, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Herring Gull, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Black Nightshade, Common Feather-moss +138 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Black Nightshade, Common Feather-moss +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Dandelion +10 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Core PathsWalking route

East Lothian Core Path Network

Named routeLocal walking route
John Muir Way (Edinburgh to Prestonpans)Walking route15.8 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 15.8 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)Walking route25 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 25 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Pencaitland Railway WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
1722 WaggonwayCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road signposted for the cemetery at Tranent

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road signposted for the cemetery at Tranent

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pennypit ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Polson Public ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Pinkie Braes ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Levenhall LinksUrban park4.9 km→🌱Polson Public ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Coronation GardenUrban park2.1 km→

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