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Boom Hall

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

55.02123, -7.29728

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Salmonberry, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Salmonberry, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Black Lichen · last seen 2025; Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Black Lichen · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 1Cycling route54 km

Named routeRef EV1Length 54 kmInternational cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 92Cycling route

Ballinamallard to Londonderry

Named routeRef 92National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling 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 routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Inis Eoghain CyclewayCycling route60.8 km

Named routeLength 60.8 kmRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 38.6 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,282 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,282 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

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Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

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Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Salmonberry

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,282 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Salmonberry

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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