Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.96785, -7.16813
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 — Hooded Crow, Starling, Meadow Pipit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Starling, Meadow Pipit +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Montbretia, Himalayan Balsam +70 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Montbretia, Himalayan Balsam +70 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Bilberry, Rowan +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3 Cycling route 35.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 35.4 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 2 Cycling route 37 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 37 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
618 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 618 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Starling · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Rabbit · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Peacock · Green-veined White · Ringlet +3
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Small White Pieris rapae2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Green-veined White Pieris napi2023 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Xenosacalles irlandikos Xenosacalles irlandikos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 618 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Starling · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Rabbit · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Peacock · Green-veined White · Ringlet +3
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Small White Pieris rapae2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Green-veined White Pieris napi2023 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Xenosacalles irlandikos Xenosacalles irlandikos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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