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Eastern Cemetery

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 84m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 84m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +105 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +105 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — River Feather-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Loganberry +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — River Feather-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Loganberry +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to EasingtonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Hull Fish TrailWalking route

Fish Trail: Find the fish and explore the beautiful streets of Hull Old Town in the process.

Named routeRef ftRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

South Holderness Rail TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hornsea Rail TrailCycling route

Named route

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +20

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Shrew · Hedgehog

Common ShrewSorex araneus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +36

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Black Larder BeetleDermestes haemorrhoidalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
a weevilCurculionidae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Chicory · Rubus x loganobaccus · Gagnepain's Barberry · Japanese Knotweed · Cape Figwort +1

ChicoryCichorium intybus
Rubus x loganobaccusRubus x loganobaccus
Gagnepain's BarberryBerberis gagnepainii
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Cape FigwortPhygelius capensis
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,654 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull +20

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Shrew · Hedgehog

Common ShrewSorex araneus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird +36

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Black Larder BeetleDermestes haemorrhoidalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
a weevilCurculionidae
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
SyrphusSyrphus
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Chicory · Rubus x loganobaccus · Gagnepain's Barberry · Japanese Knotweed · Cape Figwort +1

ChicoryCichorium intybus
Rubus x loganobaccusRubus x loganobaccus
Gagnepain's BarberryBerberis gagnepainii
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Cape FigwortPhygelius capensis
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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