Alexander Irvine Park
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.71433, -6.21486
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +33 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Garden Carpet +256 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mill Race TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route177 km▾
Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network
Mill Race Trail RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim LoopCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.7 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route369 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
J1486 : Irvine plaque, Antrim
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Wildlife to spot
35,895 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,895 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +34
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +11
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi2025
- Ilex Leaf-miner
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Olive Earthtongue +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Snowy Waxcap
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,895 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +34
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +11
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi2025
- Ilex Leaf-miner
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Olive Earthtongue +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Snowy Waxcap
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Crazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumCrazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumEarthtongueGeoglossumEarthtongueGeoglossumDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaPointed ClubClavaria falcataPointed ClubClavaria falcataSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida