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Longcross Cemetery

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 243m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 243m 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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 28Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 28Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,653 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,653 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +67

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwiftApus apus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Green Lizard · Slow-worm

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis2024
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog

FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small White +58

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022
CheilosiaCheilosia2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
HornetVespa crabro2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
MelanostomaMelanostoma2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
RhamphomyiaRhamphomyia2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2020

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2022

Common Toadflax · Violet

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020
VioletViola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,653 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +67

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwiftApus apus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
MagpiePica pica2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Green Lizard · Slow-worm

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis2024
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog

FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Small White +58

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022
CheilosiaCheilosia2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
HornetVespa crabro2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
MelanostomaMelanostoma2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
RhamphomyiaRhamphomyia2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Hemerocallis Gall MidgeContarinia quinquenotata2020

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2022

Common Toadflax · Violet

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2020
VioletViola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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