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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦋 Insects
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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid Ulster Getting here
54.38417, -7.31010
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Script Lichen, Pyrrhospora quernea +18 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Flavoparmelia caperata, Script Lichen, Pyrrhospora quernea +18 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Double-square Spot, Speckled Wood, Large Yellow Underwing +78 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Double-square Spot, Speckled Wood, Large Yellow Underwing +78 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Jackdaw, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodcock, Jackdaw, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Marsh Cinquefoil, Wild Angelica +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Marsh Cinquefoil, Wild Angelica +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Bramble +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carleton Trail Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Carleton Trail (Black) Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woodlandwalk Walking route ▾
CROCKNAGRALLY FOREST Walking route 4.2 km ▾
https://walkni.com/walks/crocknagrally-forest/
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Carleton Cycle Trail (Green) Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Carleton Cycle Trail (Black) Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
RED - Crocodile Back Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Surface gravel
Show on map Blessingbourne Estate Mountain bike route ▾
RED - Snake Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Surface gravel
Show on map Photos H4448 : Sign, Blessingbourne Mountain Bike Trail
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1,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit +24
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Irish Hare · Pine Marten · American Mink
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Fallow Deer Dama dama Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus Pine Marten Martes martes American Mink Neovison vison2024 Variable Damselfly
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Meadowsweet · Wild Angelica · Marsh Cinquefoil · Yorkshire-fog · Water Horsetail +28
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024 Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2024 Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit +24
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Irish Hare · Pine Marten · American Mink
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Fallow Deer Dama dama Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus Pine Marten Martes martes American Mink Neovison vison2024 Variable Damselfly
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum Meadowsweet · Wild Angelica · Marsh Cinquefoil · Yorkshire-fog · Water Horsetail +28
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024 Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024 Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2024 Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2024
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2024
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2022
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Common Sedge Carex nigra2024
Common Sedge Carex nigra2024
Rubus echinatoides Rubus echinatoides
Rubus echinatoides Rubus echinatoides
Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium2024
Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2022
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022 