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Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.99495, -7.31171
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ North West Transit Hub Park & Ride 107m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ North West Transit Hub Park & Ride 107m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 10-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 92
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wall of Derry public footpath · 2 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 m Surface paved Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map Wall of Derry public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface cobblestone Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 Cycling route 54 km ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Length 54 km International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Inis Eoghain Cycleway Cycling route 60.8 km ▾
Named route Length 60.8 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C4416 : Houses on York Street
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4,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,438 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-eared Owl Asio otus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Beech Dot · Twin-spot Centurion · Apple Leaf Miner · Red Admiral · Tipula paludosa +10
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis Blackening Waxcap
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica Salmonberry
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,438 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-eared Owl Asio otus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Beech Dot · Twin-spot Centurion · Apple Leaf Miner · Red Admiral · Tipula paludosa +10
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis Blackening Waxcap
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica Salmonberry
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Stilt
Willow Stilt
Caloptilia stigmatella
Caloptilia stigmatella
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis 