Battle of Knockavoe Battlefield
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.83794, -7.44550
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Large White +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Large White +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +4 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +4 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenbrae Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map North West Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
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Named route Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
332 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 332 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin · Willow Warbler +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Magpie Pica pica2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Great Tit Parus major2018 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2016 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Teal Anas crecca2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Athous haemorrhoidalis +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2014 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014 Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Meadow Brown 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2018 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Fuchsia · Cherry Laurel +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2015 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2017 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 332 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin · Willow Warbler +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Magpie Pica pica2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Great Tit Parus major2018 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2016 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Teal Anas crecca2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2017 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2010 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Athous haemorrhoidalis +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2014 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014 Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Meadow Brown 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer autumn
2018 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Fuchsia · Cherry Laurel +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2015 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2017 Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina2017
Maniola jurtina2017
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2011
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2011
Small White Pieris rapae2011
Small White Pieris rapae2011
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2014
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2014
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2014
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2014
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2010
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2010
Broom Cytisus scoparius2010
Broom Cytisus scoparius2010 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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