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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.34426, -6.65337
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Rose — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Rose — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal, Giant Hogweed +40 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal, Giant Hogweed +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2021; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 91 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 233 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 233 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 127 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 127 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 663 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 663 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos H8744 : Armagh Franciscan Friary
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2,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,169 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Starlings Sturnidae2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2019 Pine Marten Martes martes2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Large White Pieris brassicae Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Giant Hogweed · Hedge Woundwort · Bittersweet +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022 Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,169 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Starlings Sturnidae2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2019 Pine Marten Martes martes2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Large White Pieris brassicae Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Giant Hogweed · Hedge Woundwort · Bittersweet +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2022 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022 Pendulous Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2022
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2022
White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla2020
White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2019
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019 Carex pendula2022
Carex pendula2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2022
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2022
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2022
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2021
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021 