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Brooke Park

15 ha

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

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55.00176, -7.33139

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, St Marks Fly, 10-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, St Marks Fly, 10-spot Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 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

3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RedshankTringa totanus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

St Marks Fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle

St Marks FlyBibio marci
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Salmonberry

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RedshankTringa totanus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummer

2025

St Marks Fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle

St Marks FlyBibio marci
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Salmonberry

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

C4317 : Sir Robert Ferguson Bart statue at Brooke Park

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