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St Olaf's Cemetery

📷 John Ireland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

58.97055, -2.98543

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Sea Rocket, Hogweed +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Sea Rocket, Hogweed +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Dandelion +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Potato Capsid +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Potato Capsid +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Goldcrest · Blackbird · Rook · Chaffinch · Robin +27

GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Goldcrest · Blackbird · Rook · Chaffinch · Robin +27

GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 John Ireland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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