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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid Ulster Getting here
54.88331, -6.63775
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Little Grebe +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Little Grebe +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Snail Hunter, Scathophaga stercoraria +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Ambarelo'r Bwgan · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Ambarelo'r Bwgan · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Three-cornered Garlic +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Three-cornered Garlic +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ruachan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 9 - Moyola Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Sperrins Route 10 - Swatragh Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C8704 : Wm Clark, Upperlands, Maghera
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2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard · Grey Heron +36
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Teal Anas crecca2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Snail Hunter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +4
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Platycheirus Platycheirus Orange Ladybird Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Three-cornered Garlic
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2022 Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard · Grey Heron +36
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Teal Anas crecca2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Snail Hunter · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +4
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Platycheirus Platycheirus Orange Ladybird Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Three-cornered Garlic
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2022 Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 