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LANCASTER CEMETERY

8 ha
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Dogs welcome8 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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lesser Celandine, Great Willowherb +162 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lesser Celandine, Great Willowherb +162 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

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
🚴

Cycling

74 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crag Roadbridleway · 215 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 215 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Ridge Lanebridleway · 225 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Crag Roadbridleway · 183 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 183 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Moor Lanebridleway · 691 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

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