Armagh Observatory North Meridian Mark 0 ha
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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.37253, -6.64969
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Holly Blue +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Holly Blue +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Cladophora glomerata +13 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Cladophora glomerata +13 more · last seen 2021
Free
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
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"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"
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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 Ulster Canal cycle route Cycling route ▾
notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust to replace their RR11 / NCN95 which were scrapped on safety grounds in 2020
Named route Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 758 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Swallow +23
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2015 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2015 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Whitethroat Curruca communis2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2010 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2010 Magpie Pica pica2010 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2018 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Holly Blue · Small Tortoiseshell · Cryptic Wood White +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2016 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus britanna2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica Himalayan Balsam · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata · Smaller Lattice-moss · Japanese Knotweed +11
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2013 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2013 Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2013 Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2013 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Brook-side Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 758 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Swallow +23
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2015 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2015 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2015 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Whitethroat Curruca communis2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2010 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2010 Magpie Pica pica2010 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2018 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Holly Blue · Small Tortoiseshell · Cryptic Wood White +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2016 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus britanna2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica Himalayan Balsam · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata · Smaller Lattice-moss · Japanese Knotweed +11
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2013 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2013 Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2013 Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2013 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Brook-side Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2014
2014
Irish Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica2022
Irish Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica2022
Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2014
Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2014
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2010
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2010 2012
2012
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2020
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2014
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2014
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2012
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2012
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2010
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2010
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2022
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Northern Eggar Lasiocampa quercus callunae2015
Northern Eggar Lasiocampa quercus callunae2015
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2012
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2012
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2012
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2012
Large White Pieris brassicae2010
Large White Pieris brassicae2010
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2010
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2010
Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata2010
Golden-rod Pug Eupithecia virgaureata2010 Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2013
Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2013
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2013
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2013
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2013
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2013
Fissidens Fissidens2013
Fissidens Fissidens2013
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2013
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2013
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2013
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2013
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2013
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2013
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2013
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2013
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2013
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2013
Buttercup Ranunculus2013
Buttercup Ranunculus2013
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2013
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2013 