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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.67184, -5.97074
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 343m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 343m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Beauty, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Beauty, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Larch Bolete, Redlead Roundhead · last seen 2025; Fungi — Larch Bolete, Redlead Roundhead · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Belfast Castle Estate Trail Walking route ▾
Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gentle Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (93) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
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 National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 253 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 253 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 176 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 176 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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2,794 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,794 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Heart & Dart · Common Darter · Buff Ermine · Willow Beauty · Common Marbled Carpet +48
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2023 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2023 Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata Larch Bolete · Redlead Roundhead
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Silver Lady's-mantle
Silver Lady's-mantle Alchemilla conjuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,794 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Heart & Dart · Common Darter · Buff Ermine · Willow Beauty · Common Marbled Carpet +48
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2023 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2023 Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata Larch Bolete · Redlead Roundhead
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Silver Lady's-mantle
Silver Lady's-mantle Alchemilla conjuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2023
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2023
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2023
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2023
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2023
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2023
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2023
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2023
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2023
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2023
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2023
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2023
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2023
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2023
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2023
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2023
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana2023
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana2023
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2023
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2023
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2023
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2023
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2023
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2023
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2023
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2023
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2023
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2023
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2023
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2023
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2023
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2023
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2023
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2023
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2023
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2023
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2023
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2023
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2023
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta2023
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta2023
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2023
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2023
Polydrusus Polydrusus2023
Polydrusus Polydrusus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2023
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2023
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2023
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2023
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2023
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2023
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2023
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2023
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2023
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2023
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2023
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2023
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2023
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2023
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2023
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023 