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Shanwell Cemetery

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 328m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 328m away — 10 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +111 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1 Dundee to TainCycling route

Named routeRef 1Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN 1 Three Mile Wood alternativeCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route23 m

Named routeRef 1Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route102 m

Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route96 m

Named routeRef 1Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds118 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow +113

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
TealAnas crecca2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023

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Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Mole · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Eristalis intricaria +7

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
MosquitoCulicidae2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds118 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow +113

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
RazorbillAlca torda2023
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
TealAnas crecca2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
KnotCalidris canutus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Mole · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Eristalis intricaria +7

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
MosquitoCulicidae2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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