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54.65673, -5.94322
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Belfast Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Belfast Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Best for 9 activities 🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Varies Zoo or animal collection
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025
playground, toilets, parking
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground, toilets
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +98 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Titanic Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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"
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Show on map Belfast Castle Estate Trail Walking route ▾ Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gentle Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clarendon Park Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ballysillan Playing Fields Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grove Playing Fields Cycling route ▾ Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref EV1 International 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
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▾ J3280 : Avenue Walk, Belfast Zoo
‹ › Photos J3280 : Avenue Walk, Belfast Zoo
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Vanessa atalanta2023
Vanessa atalanta2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2023
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2023
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2023
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2023
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2023
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Norwegian Wasp Dolichovespula norwegica2025
Norwegian Wasp Dolichovespula norwegica2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2023
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2023
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2023
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2023
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2023
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2025
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Hoverfly Syrphidae2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella2025
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2023
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2023
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2023
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2023
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2023
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2023
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana2023
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana2023
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2023
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2023
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2023
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2023
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2023
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2023
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2023
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2023
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2023
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2023
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2023
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2023
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2023
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2023
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2023
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2023
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2023
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2023
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2023
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2023
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2023
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2023
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2023
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2023
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2023
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2023
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2023
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2023
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2023
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2023
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2023
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2023
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2023
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2023
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2023
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2023
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2023
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2023
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2023
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2023
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2023
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2023
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2023
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2023
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023 Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2023
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