NATURE lovers have been searching for wildlife in a North-East cemetery.
Guided by two experts from the Hartlepool Natural History Society, visitors to the Spion Kop Cemetery on the town's Old Cemetery Road spotted meadow pipits, sky larks and uncommon varieties of butterflies enjoying the wild flowers that are now allowed to flourish on the site.
The burial ground has just been designated a Local Nature Reserve and Sunday's guided walk was to celebrate the designation, while also marking World Environment Day.
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