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Gourock Cemetery

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Kelly CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route355 m

Named routeRef 753Length 355 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route713 m

Named routeRef 753Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 753Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Eider +71

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SwiftApus apus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024

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Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Plants34 species

summer

2024

Pill Sedge · Foxglove · Broad Buckler-fern · Crowberry agg. · Sheep's Fescue agg. +29

Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Jackdaw · Eider +71

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SwiftApus apus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Common Porpoise +1

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🌿

Plants34 species

summer

2024

Pill Sedge · Foxglove · Broad Buckler-fern · Crowberry agg. · Sheep's Fescue agg. +29

Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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