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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.71564, -6.22438
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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 Mute Swan and Grey Heron ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Mann's Garden Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Mann's Garden Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Furness Dowd +246 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Furness Dowd +246 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Deceptive Earthtongue, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Maple Mildew · last seen 2025; Fungi — Deceptive Earthtongue, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Maple Mildew · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lane behind Moylena Grove Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route 177 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 177 km Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Mill Race Trail Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim Loop Cycling route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7.7 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 279 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 279 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 369 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 369 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J1486 : Antrim Castle Gardens, Antrim
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25,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Garden Carpet · Black Rustic +17
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Halesus radiatus Deceptive Earthtongue
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Garden Carpet · Black Rustic +17
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Halesus radiatus Deceptive Earthtongue
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2025
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Netelia inedita Netelia inedita2025
Netelia inedita Netelia inedita2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2025
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025 