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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
54.60475, -5.85484
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Light Brown Apple Moth, Willow Beauty +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Memories of Castlereagh Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Connswater Community GreenwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lagan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
City of Merchants TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Titanic TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99Cycling route▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named routeRef 99Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route▾
Belfast to Newry
Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network
Connswater Community GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Victoria ParkCycling route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
OrangefieldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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J3875 : Footbridge, Belmont Park, Belfast
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Wildlife to spot
11,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,474 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Limnephilus lunatus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Mottled Umber · Harlequin Ladybird +16
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Peppery Bolete · Orange Grisette · White Saddle · Earthy Powdercap · Parrot Waxcap +5
- Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
- Orange GrisetteAmanita crocea
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Slender BrittlegillRussula gracillima
- Blusher
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Toothwort · Bramble · Hedera · Butterfly-bush +2
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BrambleRubus2025
- HederaHedera2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,474 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Limnephilus lunatus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Mottled Umber · Harlequin Ladybird +16
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Peppery Bolete · Orange Grisette · White Saddle · Earthy Powdercap · Parrot Waxcap +5
- Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
- Orange GrisetteAmanita crocea
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Slender BrittlegillRussula gracillima
- Blusher
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Toothwort · Bramble · Hedera · Butterfly-bush +2
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria
- BrambleRubus2025
- HederaHedera2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agromyza nana
Agromyza nana
Agromyza nana2025
Agromyza nana2025
Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Bearded MilkcapLactarius pubescensBearded MilkcapLactarius pubescensWeeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabundaWeeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabundaLurid BoleteSuillellus luridusLurid BoleteSuillellus luridus2025
2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025