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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
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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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2021; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Trefoil, Hedge Woundwort · last seen 2022; Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Trefoil, Hedge Woundwort · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
709 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2018 Silver-ground Carpet · Map-winged Swift · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Clouded Silver +39
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018 Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2018 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2018 Common Carpet Shaggy Inkcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Foxglove · Lesser Trefoil · Hedge Woundwort
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2021 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 709 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Wren · Willow Warbler +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2018 Silver-ground Carpet · Map-winged Swift · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Clouded Silver +39
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018 Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2018 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2018 Common Carpet Shaggy Inkcap
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Foxglove · Lesser Trefoil · Hedge Woundwort
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2021 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epirrhoe alternata2018
Epirrhoe alternata2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2020
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2020
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2018
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2018
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2018
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2018
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2018
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2018
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2018
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2018
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2018
Campion Sideridis rivularis2018
Campion Sideridis rivularis2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2018
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2018
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2018
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2018
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2018
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2018
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2018
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2018
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2018
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2018
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2018
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2018
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2018
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2018
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2017
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2017
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata2017
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2017
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2017
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2017
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017
Silver Y Autographa gamma2017
Silver Y Autographa gamma2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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