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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.85530, -6.36298
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Starling +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Starling +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Double-square Spot, Willow Beauty, Large Yellow Underwing +98 more · last seen 2019
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
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D0501 : Cullybackey Road, Ahoghill
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Wildlife to spot
434 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- TealAnas crecca
- Common GullLarus canus
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- SwiftApus apus2014
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2017
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2014
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2018▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Double-square Spot · Dark Arches · Large Yellow Underwing · Willow Beauty · Snout +64
- Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2011
- Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2011
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2011
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2011
- SnoutHypena proboscidalis2011
- Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- TealAnas crecca
- Common GullLarus canus
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- SwiftApus apus2014
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2017
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2014
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2018▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Double-square Spot · Dark Arches · Large Yellow Underwing · Willow Beauty · Snout +64
- Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2011
- Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2011
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2011
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2011
- SnoutHypena proboscidalis2011
- Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2011
2011
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2011Plain Golden YAutographa jota2011Green-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiSmall WhitePieris rapaeSmall WhitePieris rapaePeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioLesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2011Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2011Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2011Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2011Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2011Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2011Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2011Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2011SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2011SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2011Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2011Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2011Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2011Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2011Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2011Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2011Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2011Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2011Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2011Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2011Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2011Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2011Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2011Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2011Speckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2011Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2011Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2011Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2011Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2011Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2011Dun-barCosmia trapezina2011Dun-barCosmia trapezina2011Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2011Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2011CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2011CrescentHelotropha leucostigma2011July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2011July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2011Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2011Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2011Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2011Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2011V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2011V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2011Dotted ClayXestia baja2011Dotted ClayXestia baja2011Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2011Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2011Common White WaveCabera pusaria2011Common White WaveCabera pusaria2011Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2011Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2011GothicNaenia typica2011GothicNaenia typica2011UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2011UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2011Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2011Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2011Double DartGraphiphora augur2011Double DartGraphiphora augur2011Riband WaveIdaea aversata2011Riband WaveIdaea aversata2011Broom MothCeramica pisi2011Broom MothCeramica pisi2011Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2011Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2011Gold SpangleAutographa bractea2011Gold SpangleAutographa bractea2011Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2011Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2011Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2011Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2011Gold SpotPlusia festucae2011Gold SpotPlusia festucae2011Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2011Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2011Peach BlossomThyatira batis2011Peach BlossomThyatira batis2011Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2011Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2011Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2011Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2011Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2011Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2011Silver YAutographa gamma2011Silver YAutographa gamma2011Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2011Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2011Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2011Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2011Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011Clay Triple-linesCyclophora linearia2011Clay Triple-linesCyclophora linearia2011Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2011Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2011Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2011Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2011Early ThornSelenia dentaria2011Early ThornSelenia dentaria2011Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2011Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2011Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2010Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2010Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2010Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2010Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa2010Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa2010Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2010Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2010