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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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54.69520, -5.94491
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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 91m away — 5 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 91m away — 5 car parks within reach
Best for 10 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Common Rustic agg., Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +65 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 93
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Free Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾ "The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Causeway Coast and Glens - 7 - Woodburn Forest Walking route 13 km ▾ Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gentle Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (93) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾ "National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 253 m ▾ Named route Ref 93 Length 253 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 176 m ▾ Named route Ref 93 Length 176 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ J3284 : In the grounds of Mossley Mill
‹ › Photos J3284 : In the grounds of Mossley Mill
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
3,043 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 3,043 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 63 species
spring summer
2025 Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow
+58 more species Hide species list All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Pond Terrapin · Slider Terrapins
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Rustic agg. · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Dark Arches
+63 more species Hide species list All 68 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2020 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2020 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2020 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2024 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Sea-buckthorn · Monkeyflower · Dame's-violet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,043 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 63 species
spring summer
2025 Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · House Sparrow
+58 more species Hide species list All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Pond Terrapin · Slider Terrapins
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2024 Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Rustic agg. · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Dark Arches
+63 more species Hide species list All 68 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2020 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2020 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2020 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2024 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Sea-buckthorn · Monkeyflower · Dame's-violet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2020
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2020
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2020
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2020
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2020
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2020
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2020
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2020
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2020
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2020
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2019
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2020
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2020
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2019
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2019
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2023
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2021
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2020
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2020
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2020
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2020
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2020
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2020
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2019
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata2019
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2019
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2019
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Double Dart Graphiphora augur2019
Double Dart Graphiphora augur2019
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Peacock Aglais io2021
Peacock Aglais io2021
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2020
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2020
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2020
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2020
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2020
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2020
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria2020
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria2020
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2020
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2020
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2020
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2020
Autumn Green Carpet Chloroclysta miata2020
Autumn Green Carpet Chloroclysta miata2020
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2020
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2020
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2020
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2020
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Chloroclysta truncata/citrata Chloroclysta truncata/citrata2019
Chloroclysta truncata/citrata Chloroclysta truncata/citrata2019
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2019
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2019
White-headed Drab Paraswammerdamia albicapitella2019
White-headed Drab Paraswammerdamia albicapitella2019
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis2019
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis2019
Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis2019
Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis2019
Tortrix Tortrix2019
Tortrix Tortrix2019
Pied Grey Eudonia delunella2019
Pied Grey Eudonia delunella2019
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2019
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
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