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54.61789, -5.67487
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +119 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, White Saddle +7 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, White Saddle +7 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Down Coastal Path (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 19.2 km ▾
Named route Length 19.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Down Cycling route ▾
Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J4976 : The Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards/Conlig (May 2016)
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6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Teal Anas crecca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Long-eared Owl Asio otus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird +11
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Violet Bramble Rust · White Saddle
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum White Saddle Helvella crispa2023 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Coltsfoot · Rhododendron · Japanese Knotweed
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Starling · Goldfinch · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Teal Anas crecca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rock Dove Columba livia Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Long-eared Owl Asio otus2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird +11
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Violet Bramble Rust · White Saddle
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum White Saddle Helvella crispa2023 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Coltsfoot · Rhododendron · Japanese Knotweed
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 