Sandyford Moor cairn cemetery
32 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
55.53427, -1.84164
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pellia, Bifid Crestwort, Tumid Notchwort +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Heath, Green-veined White, Small Black Ant +9 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cladonia floerkeana · last seen 2015
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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2019
2019
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