Ballymoney Showgrounds 12 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
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55.07099, -6.52518
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Townhead Street Carpark 28m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Townhead Street Carpark 28m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Starling +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Starling +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Flame Carpet, Single-dotted Wave +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Flame Carpet, Single-dotted Wave +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Urocystis ranunculi · last seen 2017; Fungi — Urocystis ranunculi · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Toome to Coleraine
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Named route Length 336 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 867 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 96 Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Starling · Robin · Magpie +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2018 Hedgehog · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Bat Chiroptera2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Small White · Eristalis tenax · Humming-bird Hawk-moth +23
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019 Large White Pieris brassicae 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hare's-tail Cottongrass
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,780 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Starling · Robin · Magpie +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2018 Hedgehog · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Bat Chiroptera2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Small White · Eristalis tenax · Humming-bird Hawk-moth +23
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019 Large White Pieris brassicae 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hare's-tail Cottongrass
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2018
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2018 2019
2019
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2018
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2018
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2018
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2022
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2022
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2022
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2022
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2018
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2018
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2018
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2018
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2018
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2018
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 