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Stranton Cemetery

📷 Stephen McCulloch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.66646, -1.22491

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🐕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

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🐕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

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +86 more · last seen 2026

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 Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bittersweet, Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bittersweet, Yarrow, Rosebay Willowherb +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Villages Native Tree WalkWalking route

Named routeRef 3 Villages TreeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South BentsWalking route

Named routeRef England Coast PathNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Way of LoveWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hartlepool Headland Story TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network

Hartlepool Cycle RoutesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

(14)Cycling route

waymarked route from North Gare to National Cycle Route 14 in Seaton Carew

Named routeRef (14)Local cycle route

to Summerhill Country ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route362 m

Named routeRef 14Length 362 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Summerhill BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named routeRef BMX

Wildlife to spot

7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie · Robin +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie · Robin +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen McCulloch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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