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Olrig Cemetery

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Starling
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Starling
🍄Mushroom 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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Oystercatcher +107 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Starling, Oystercatcher +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Clustered Toughshank +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Clustered Toughshank +23 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Stubble Rosegill

Varies

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

5,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds112 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Starling · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +107

JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
EiderSomateria mollissima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WigeonMareca penelope
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common TernSterna hirundo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SanderlingCalidris alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RazorbillAlca torda
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
PuffinFratercula arctica2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2021
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2021
NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

OtterLutra lutra
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects26 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +21

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2022
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022

🍄

Fungi26 species

summer

2024

Beechwood Sickener · Clustered Toughshank · Beech Milkcap · Darkish Fibrecap · Lilac Bonnet +21

Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius
Darkish FibrecapInocybe glabripes
Lilac BonnetMycena pura
White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2023
Inocybe praetervisaInocybe praetervisa2023
Tawny MilkcapLactarius fulvissimus2023
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2023
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2023
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2023
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2023
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2023
Blood-SpotOphioparma ventosa2023
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum2023
Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2022
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2022
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2022
Gloeocystidiellum porosumGloeocystidiellum porosum2022
White BrainExidia thuretiana2022
Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum2022
Cortinarius causticusCortinarius leucoluteolus
Cream WebcapCortinarius ochroleucus
Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2022

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle · White Butterbur

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
White ButterburPetasites albus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds112 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Starling · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +107

JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
EiderSomateria mollissima
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WigeonMareca penelope
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common TernSterna hirundo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SanderlingCalidris alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RazorbillAlca torda
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
PuffinFratercula arctica2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2021
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2021
NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

OtterLutra lutra
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects26 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +21

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Great Yellow BumblebeeBombus distinguendus2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Yellow-faced BlowflyCynomya mortuorum2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2022
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022

🍄

Fungi26 species

summer

2024

Beechwood Sickener · Clustered Toughshank · Beech Milkcap · Darkish Fibrecap · Lilac Bonnet +21

Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Beech MilkcapLactarius blennius
Darkish FibrecapInocybe glabripes
Lilac BonnetMycena pura
White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2023
Inocybe praetervisaInocybe praetervisa2023
Tawny MilkcapLactarius fulvissimus2023
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2023
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2023
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2023
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2023
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2023
Blood-SpotOphioparma ventosa2023
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum2023
Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis2022
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2022
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2022
Gloeocystidiellum porosumGloeocystidiellum porosum2022
White BrainExidia thuretiana2022
Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum2022
Cortinarius causticusCortinarius leucoluteolus
Cream WebcapCortinarius ochroleucus
Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2022

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Garden Lady's-mantle · White Butterbur

Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
White ButterburPetasites albus2023

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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