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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.73624, -5.99466
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron 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 — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Swift +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Swift +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Canadian Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +60 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Canadian Waterweed, Japanese Knotweed +60 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci · last seen 2021; Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci · last seen 2021
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National 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
Show on map The Raa Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 372 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 372 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 248 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 248 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 40 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J2889 : Wind turbine, Ballylinney near Ballyclare (May 2017)
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Wildlife to spot
682 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Robin · House Sparrow +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Peacock · Ringlet · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Painted Lady · Small White +19
Peacock Aglais io2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Synchytrium taraxaci
Synchytrium taraxaci Synchytrium taraxaci Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Robin · House Sparrow +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Peacock · Ringlet · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Painted Lady · Small White +19
Peacock Aglais io2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Synchytrium taraxaci
Synchytrium taraxaci Synchytrium taraxaci Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Ectemnius lapidarius Ectemnius lapidarius2018
Ectemnius lapidarius Ectemnius lapidarius2018
Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus bifasciatus2018
Symmorphus bifasciatus Symmorphus bifasciatus2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2021
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2021
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2021
Phytomyza astrantiae Phytomyza astrantiae2021
Phytomyza astrantiae Phytomyza astrantiae2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2021
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2021
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2021
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2021
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2021
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2018
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2018
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2018
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2018
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2018
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2018
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