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St Andrew's Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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54.97985, -2.13006

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Violet, Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Hazel, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Hadrian's Cycleway

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Way of LightWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway Hexham LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 72Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route452 m

Named routeRef 72Length 452 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 72Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Spital Lanebridleway · 319 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 319 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

28,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Robin +32

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Wood Anemone · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Meadow Saxifrage +46

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Downy CurrantRibes spicatum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
DaisyBellis perennis
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Monk's-hoodAconitum napellus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Lesser Glory-of-the-snowScilla sardensis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
IvyHedera helix
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
HazelCorylus avellana
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PignutConopodium majus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Robin +32

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Wood Anemone · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Dog's Mercury · Meadow Saxifrage +46

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Downy CurrantRibes spicatum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
DaisyBellis perennis
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Monk's-hoodAconitum napellus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Lesser Glory-of-the-snowScilla sardensis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
IvyHedera helix
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
HazelCorylus avellana
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PignutConopodium majus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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