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Kincardine Burial Ground

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Selfheal, Soft-rush +208 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Selfheal, Soft-rush +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Raspberry, Common Nettle, Rowan +17 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

winterspring

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin +19

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2024

Birch Shieldbug · Bibio leucopterus · Xylota segnis · Syrphus · Cream-spot Ladybird +5

Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
PolydrususPolydrusus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants96 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Groundsel · Daisy · Broom · Rosebay Willowherb · Holly +91

GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
ScurvygrassesCochlearia2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
CotoneasterCotoneaster2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2023
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2023
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Small CudweedLogfia minima2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023
Mat-grassNardus stricta2023
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023
JuniperJuniperus communis2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media2023
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

winterspring

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin +19

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2024

Birch Shieldbug · Bibio leucopterus · Xylota segnis · Syrphus · Cream-spot Ladybird +5

Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
PolydrususPolydrusus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants96 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Groundsel · Daisy · Broom · Rosebay Willowherb · Holly +91

GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
ScurvygrassesCochlearia2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Erophila vernaErophila verna2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
CotoneasterCotoneaster2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2023
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2023
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Small CudweedLogfia minima2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023
Mat-grassNardus stricta2023
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2023
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023
JuniperJuniperus communis2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Intermediate WintergreenPyrola media2023
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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