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Riccarton Cemetery

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

55.59709, -4.46958

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Tree Bumblebee +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Tree Bumblebee +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Giant Hogweed, Russian-vine +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Giant Hogweed, Russian-vine +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Galston to Mauchline & Catrine Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Galston cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route72 m

Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PintailAnas acuta
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser

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Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Russian-vine · Poplar · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Giant Hogweed

Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
PoplarPopulus
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PintailAnas acuta
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Tree Bumblebee

Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Russian-vine · Poplar · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Giant Hogweed

Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
PoplarPopulus
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Leslie Barrie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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