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🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.10995, -5.89714
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Oystercatcher 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Oystercatcher 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Oystercatcher, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Oystercatcher, Redshank +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Carrageen, Coral Weed, Mesophyllum lichenoides +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Carrageen, Coral Weed, Mesophyllum lichenoides +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mourne Wall Challenge Walking route 36 km ▾
Named route Length 36 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Glen Loanan Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Annalong Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 - The Head Road Route Cycling route 26 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 26 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J3719 : Temporarily boarded up buildings on the Annalong Marine Park site
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1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Grey Heron · Cormorant +33
Swift Apus apus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Painted Lady · Fox Moth
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2022 Himalayan Knotweed · Red Valerian · Himalayan Balsam · Sharp-flowered Rush · Sticky Groundsel +6
Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2020 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus2020 Sea-kale Crambe maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Oystercatcher · Black Guillemot · Grey Heron · Cormorant +33
Swift Apus apus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2022 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Painted Lady · Fox Moth
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2022 Himalayan Knotweed · Red Valerian · Himalayan Balsam · Sharp-flowered Rush · Sticky Groundsel +6
Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2023 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2021 Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2020 Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus2020 Sea-kale Crambe maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2020
Sea Radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2020
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2020
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2020
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2020
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2020
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2020
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale2020 