DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY
28 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
54.87904, -2.95122
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Melanostoma scalare +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: MONUMENT TO PETER NICHOLSON, NORTH WEST OF CEMETERY CHAPEL; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Hadrian's Cycleway LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
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Fairy Beck, Carlisle Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Greater Snowdrop · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +12
- BrambleRubus
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Rabbit +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- American MinkNeovison vison2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Greater Snowdrop · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +12
- BrambleRubus
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumSaldula c-albumAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifronsBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Caper Spurge
Caper Spurge
Euphorbia lathyris
Euphorbia lathyris
HonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatusBalsamImpatiens balsaminaBalsamImpatiens balsamina