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54.16295, -6.42209
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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 🐕 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +71 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Raven, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +71 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Greater Water-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Fountain Apple-moss +8 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Water-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Fountain Apple-moss +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way (Newry Canal section) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Carnbane Way and Craigmore Way Cycleway / Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 6.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J0324 : Camlough Lake from the Mountain Road
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1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Hooded Crow · Swallow +42
Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021 Greater Water-moss · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Fountain Apple-moss · Raspberry · White Earwort +5
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana Raspberry Rubus idaeus White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Hooded Crow · Swallow +42
Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021 Greater Water-moss · Chiloscyphus polyanthos · Fountain Apple-moss · Raspberry · White Earwort +5
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana Raspberry Rubus idaeus White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Ichneumonini Ichneumonini
Ichneumonini Ichneumonini
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum Bilberry
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus2022
Vaccinium myrtillus2022
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2021
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2019
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2019 