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Lerwick New Cemetery

30 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

60.14787, -1.14061

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Herring Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gulberwick BeachWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Henie TrackWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brindister LochWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staney Hill link pathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sands of SoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route A970Cycling route
Named routeRef A970Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coastguard Building, Lerwick

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coastguard Building, Lerwick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King Harald Street PlayparkUrban park900 m→🪦Lerwick New CemeteryCemetery200 m→🌱Lerwick New CemeteryUrban park400 m→✦Market CrossHistoric site600 m→🌱Gilbertson ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Gilbertson ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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