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Lancaster Cemetery

2 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🛝Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lesser Celandine, Great Willowherb +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lesser Celandine, Great Willowherb +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Moor Lanebridleway · 691 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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