Black Man Statue (Henry Cooke)
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54.59711, -5.93480
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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 ☕ Trait — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Trait — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry, Himalayan Honeysuckle +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry, Himalayan Honeysuckle +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Shaggy Scalycap +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Shaggy Scalycap +1 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Memories of Castlereagh Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route 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 City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 93 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 Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Knocknagoney Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 J3374 : The Black Man Statue outside the Royal Academical Institution
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10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +36
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Long-winged Cone-head · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +22
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Eupeodes Eupeodes Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Peacock Aglais io Agromyza abiens Agromyza abiens Shaggy Inkcap · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Scalycap · Amanita'r Gwybed
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Rosebay Willowherb · Great Willowherb +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +36
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Long-winged Cone-head · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +22
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Eupeodes Eupeodes Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Peacock Aglais io Agromyza abiens Agromyza abiens Shaggy Inkcap · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Scalycap · Amanita'r Gwybed
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Rosebay Willowherb · Great Willowherb +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2025
2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 