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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid Ulster Getting here
54.40960, -7.23320
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lilac Bonnet, Wood Hedgehog, Amethyst Deceiver +38 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Lilac Bonnet, Wood Hedgehog, Amethyst Deceiver +38 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Fungi — Wood Hedgehog, Wood Blewits, False Chanterelle +5 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carleton Trail Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Carleton Trail (Black) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woodlandwalk Walking route ▾
Fardross Forest River Trail Walking route ▾
https://outmoreni.com/route/1918-fardross-forest-river-trail
Named route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carleton Cycle Trail (Green) Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Carleton Cycle Trail (Black) Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
RED - Crocodile Back Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Surface gravel
Show on map Blessingbourne Estate Mountain bike route ▾
RED - Snake Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Surface gravel
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737 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 737 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren · Jackdaw +26
Magpie Pica pica2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2016 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Redwing Turdus iliacus2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Great Tit Parus major2016 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2016 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2016 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2016 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2018 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2016 Rock Dove Columba livia2016 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2015 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2015 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Bat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Blue-tailed Damselfly · Variable Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee · Heath Bumblebee +7
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Lilac Bonnet · Wood Hedgehog · Charcoal Burner · Beechwood Sickener · Sheathed Woodtuft +36
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura Wood Hedgehog Hydnum repandum Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha Beechwood Sickener Russula nobilis Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis Irish Lady's-tresses
Irish Lady's-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 737 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Wren · Jackdaw +26
Magpie Pica pica2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2016 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2016 Robin Erithacus rubecula2016 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2016 Redwing Turdus iliacus2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Great Tit Parus major2016 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2016 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2016 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2016 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2016 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2018 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2016 Rock Dove Columba livia2016 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2015 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2015 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Bat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Blue-tailed Damselfly · Variable Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · White-tailed Bumblebee · Heath Bumblebee +7
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Lilac Bonnet · Wood Hedgehog · Charcoal Burner · Beechwood Sickener · Sheathed Woodtuft +36
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura Wood Hedgehog Hydnum repandum Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha Beechwood Sickener Russula nobilis Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius Mild Milkcap Lactarius subdulcis Irish Lady's-tresses
Irish Lady's-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Dragonfly
Hairy Dragonfly
Brachytron pratense
Brachytron pratense
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Grey Knight Tricholoma terreum
Grey Knight Tricholoma terreum
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Beech Barkspot Diatrype disciformis
Beech Barkspot Diatrype disciformis
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans
Plums And Custard Tricholomopsis rutilans
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba
Common Funnel Infundibulicybe gibba
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula
Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
Red Cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Red Cracking Bolete Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides
Horsehair Parachute Gymnopus androsaceus
Horsehair Parachute Gymnopus androsaceus
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Beech Milkcap Lactarius blennius
Beech Milkcap Lactarius blennius
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus
Peppery Bolete Chalciporus piperatus
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Wood Woollyfoot Gymnopus peronatus
Wood Woollyfoot Gymnopus peronatus
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Variable Webcap Cortinarius anomalus
Variable Webcap Cortinarius anomalus
Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa
Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda 