Cumbernauld Burial Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Scotland › Central Scotland › North Lanarkshire Getting here
55.96068, -3.98051
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Raven, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Horsetail, Cornflower, Marsh-marigold +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Horsetail, Cornflower, Marsh-marigold +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Antonine Way Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Abronhill and Palacerigg Circuit Walking route ▾
Camp Castlecary Circuit Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Round trip
Show on map John Muir Way (Croy to Falkirk) Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 20 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Muir Way Cycling route 215 km ▾
Named route Ref JMW Length 215 km Point-to-point Regional cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 4a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4a Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1e Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1e Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 1f Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1f Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbernauld Cycle Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbernauld Mountain Bike Track Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Graveyard at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church
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Wildlife to spot
8,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Robin · Magpie · Goldeneye +46
Raven Corvus corax Long-eared Owl Asio otus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Merlin Falco columbarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Sticky Groundsel · Marsh Woundwort · Pink Purslane · Chicory +5
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus2024 Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,129 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Raven · Long-eared Owl · Robin · Magpie · Goldeneye +46
Raven Corvus corax Long-eared Owl Asio otus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Merlin Falco columbarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Sticky Groundsel · Marsh Woundwort · Pink Purslane · Chicory +5
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus2024 Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2024
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2024
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2024
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii2024
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii2024
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024 