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Annan Cemetery

📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.99983, -3.26830

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 229m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 229m away — 2 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 — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Annandale Way

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Annandale WayWalking route88 km

Named routeLength 88 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route322 m

Named routeRef 7Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route730 m

Named routeRef 7Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route200 m

Named routeRef 7Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Sparrow +20

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
GooseAnser2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Sparrow +20

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
GooseAnser2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Newman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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