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Carrick Cemetery

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.85206, -5.44056

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +58 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher +58 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Potamophylax, Limnephilus centralis, Bombus lucorum +67 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-moss, Pellucid Four-tooth Moss, Flat Neckera +110 more · last seen 2020

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Varies

Fungi — Alder Bracket, Pectenia atlantica, Lungwort Lichen +3 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km▾

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Corranbuie TrailWalking route4.2 km▾

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Tarbert Castle TrailWalking route1.6 km▾

Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route▾

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,919 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

2,919 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Chaffinch

+56 more species

All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022

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Mammals7 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Otter

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
OtterLutra lutra

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Common Lizard

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Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

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Insects70 species

summer

2025

Potamophylax · Limnephilus centralis · Bombus lucorum · Xylota segnis · Potamophylax cingulatus

+65 more species

All 70 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

PotamophylaxPotamophylax2020
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2020
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2020
Silo pallipes

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Fungi6 species

winter

2025

Alder Bracket · Pectenia atlantica · Lungwort Lichen · Sticta limbata · Pannaria rubiginosa

+1 more species

All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica2021
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2021
Sticta limbataSticta limbata2021
Pannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosa2021

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Plants113 species

summer

2020

Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Flat Neckera · Common Feather-moss · Marsupella emarginata

+108 more species

All 113 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium wulfsbergii
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata
Even ScalewortRadula complanata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,919 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Chaffinch

+56 more species

All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WigeonMareca penelope2022
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
EiderSomateria mollissima2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022

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Mammals7 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Red Deer · Otter

+2 more species

All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
OtterLutra lutra

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Common Lizard

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Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Frog

🐝

Insects70 species

summer

2025

Potamophylax · Limnephilus centralis · Bombus lucorum · Xylota segnis · Potamophylax cingulatus

+65 more species

All 70 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

PotamophylaxPotamophylax2020
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2020
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Potamophylax cingulatusPotamophylax cingulatus2020
Silo pallipes

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Fungi6 species

winter

2025

Alder Bracket · Pectenia atlantica · Lungwort Lichen · Sticta limbata · Pannaria rubiginosa

+1 more species

All 6 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica2021
Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2021
Sticta limbataSticta limbata2021
Pannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosa2021

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Plants113 species

summer

2020

Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-moss · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss · Flat Neckera · Common Feather-moss · Marsupella emarginata

+108 more species

All 113 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium wulfsbergii
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata
Even ScalewortRadula complanata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Parking

1 nearby · 73m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tarbert Castle GroundsUrban park2.4 km→⛪The Old ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Tarbert CastleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Tarbert CastleHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Tarbert Parish ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Stonefield Castle HotelHistoric site4.6 km→

Carrick Cemetery

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