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Kilkerran Cemetery

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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55.41492, -5.59156

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Oystercatcher
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Guillemot and Oystercatcher
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher, Eider +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Guillemot, Oystercatcher, Eider +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Ground-elder, Lesser Twayblade +131 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Ground-elder, Lesser Twayblade +131 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ground-elder, Bramble, Rowan +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Painted Lady +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Painted Lady +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Kintyre Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Grey Heron +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
EiderSomateria mollissima
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GannetMorus bassanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SanderlingCalidris alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Wasp · Nettle-Tap · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus

Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
SyrphusSyrphus2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2024

Boeremia hedericola

Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2024

Fairy Foxglove

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Grey Heron +57

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
EiderSomateria mollissima
CurlewNumenius arquata
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
GannetMorus bassanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunlinCalidris alpina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SanderlingCalidris alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RazorbillAlca torda
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Roe Deer

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Wasp · Nettle-Tap · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus

Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
SyrphusSyrphus2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2024

Boeremia hedericola

Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2024

Fairy Foxglove

Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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