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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.21260, -6.14677
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Moyle Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Waterfoot to Ballycastle
Named route Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Watertop Waterfall Walk Walking route ▾
Watertop Farm Trail Walking route ▾
Photos D1742 : Cairn near Coolanlough
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3,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Rock Pipit +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Skylark Alauda arvensis Gannet Morus bassanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Sand Martin Riparia riparia Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Common Guillemot Uria aalge Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Sika Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird +3
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Heather · Bell Heather · Common Spotted-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Daisy +6
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bell Heather Erica cinerea Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Daisy Bellis perennis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Rock Pipit +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Skylark Alauda arvensis Gannet Morus bassanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Gull Larus canus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Sand Martin Riparia riparia Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Common Guillemot Uria aalge Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Sika Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird +3
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Heather · Bell Heather · Common Spotted-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Daisy +6
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bell Heather Erica cinerea Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Daisy Bellis perennis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima 