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Embleton 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking

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, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Northumberland Coast PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Longhoughton alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Alnmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route259 m

Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route928 m

Named routeRef 1Length 928 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +64

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
RazorbillAlca torda
RedshankTringa totanus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +64

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GannetMorus bassanus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
EiderSomateria mollissima
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
RazorbillAlca torda
RedshankTringa totanus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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