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54.60939, -5.68943
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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 — Pintail, Blackbird, Black-tailed Godwit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pintail, Blackbird, Black-tailed Godwit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Eristalis pertinax +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Eristalis pertinax +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, Jellybaby +3 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, Jellybaby +3 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Himalayan Balsam +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Himalayan Balsam +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Boundary Walk, Mount Stewart Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Passes through a historic landscape of mixed farmland, woodlands and archaeological remains.
Named route Length 9.5 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Demense Walk, Mount Stewart Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Comber Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 5 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 North Down Cycling route ▾
Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Comber Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional 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 Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 99 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J4976 : Tight bend in the cycling path below the South Engine House
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8,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-tailed Godwit · Goldfinch +36
Pintail Anas acuta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum · Brown China-mark +8
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024 Violet Bramble Rust
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron · Greater Quaking-grass · Indet. Comfrey · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Indet. Comfrey Symphytum Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-tailed Godwit · Goldfinch +36
Pintail Anas acuta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum · Brown China-mark +8
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024 Violet Bramble Rust
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron · Greater Quaking-grass · Indet. Comfrey · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Indet. Comfrey Symphytum Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Red Clover Trifolium pratense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Pine Marten Martes martes2024
Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Golden Dot
Golden Dot
Stigmella aurella2024
Stigmella aurella2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Meadow Buttercup
Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acris
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 