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Nairn Cemetery

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Kidney Vetch, Giant Hogweed, Bittersweet +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Kidney Vetch, Giant Hogweed, Bittersweet +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Volucella pellucens, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella pellucens, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route117 m

Named routeRef 1Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route778 m

Named routeRef 1Length 778 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Blackbird · Mallard · Starling +59

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TealAnas crecca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Blackbird · Mallard · Starling +59

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
TealAnas crecca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Little AukAlle alle2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

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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