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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Grey Heron +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Grey Heron +74 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 — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Rags, Scarlet Pimpernel +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Rags, Scarlet Pimpernel +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Puccinia circaeae · last seen 2024; Fungi — Puccinia circaeae · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Portkelly Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Bar Hall Bay Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Castle Flannan Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castle Ward Boundary Trail Cycling route ▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Castle Ward - Castle Trail Cycling route ▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Castle Ward - Farm Trail Cycling route ▾
Cyclists must follow the route in an anti-clockwise direction, in accordance with the waymarkers.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,693 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Oystercatcher · Robin · Chaffinch · Magpie +43
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Otter · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Otter Lutra lutra Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mesembrina meridiana · Leucozona glaucia · Epistrophe grossulariae · Potato Capsid · Clouded Magpie +3
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ground-ivy
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,693 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Oystercatcher · Robin · Chaffinch · Magpie +43
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Otter · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Otter Lutra lutra Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Mesembrina meridiana · Leucozona glaucia · Epistrophe grossulariae · Potato Capsid · Clouded Magpie +3
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ground-ivy
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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