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54.56298, -5.97093
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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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lough Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Follow the gently sloping path along its length, taking in sights such as Lough Neagh & the Sperrin Mountains to the west. Curve back on yourself through open hillside & past a viewpoint highlighting the history of the region, including a rath.
Named route Length 1.5 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Middlepath Street Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3170 : Approaching Balmoral Station
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18,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pine Marten · Bat · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Bat Chiroptera2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 🐝 Insects 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Eristalis pertinax · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Eristalis tenax · Desert Locust +47
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria Orange Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Lilac Pinkgill · Butter Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Toothwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pine Marten · Bat · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Bat Chiroptera2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 🐝 Insects 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Eristalis pertinax · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Eristalis tenax · Desert Locust +47
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria Orange Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Lilac Pinkgill · Butter Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap
Orange Waxcap Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Toothwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa2025
Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Four-spot Dot Bohemannia quadrimaculella2025
Four-spot Dot Bohemannia quadrimaculella2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Tawny Sycamore Piercer Pammene aurita2025
Tawny Sycamore Piercer Pammene aurita2025
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2025
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2025
Round-winged Muslin Thumatha senex2025
Round-winged Muslin Thumatha senex2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2025
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella2025
Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Tephritis vespertina Tephritis vespertina2025
Tephritis vespertina Tephritis vespertina2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2025
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2025
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2025
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2025
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2025
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2024
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2024
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2024
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi2024
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 