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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Getting here
54.56340, -6.01107
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch ☀️ 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
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch ☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner, Scarce Bagworm +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lough Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Follow the gently sloping path along its length, taking in sights such as Lough Neagh & the Sperrin Mountains to the west. Curve back on yourself through open hillside & past a viewpoint highlighting the history of the region, including a rath.
Named route Length 1.5 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Summit Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk along the Tipperary Road through open heath & blanket bog following a waymarked trail to the highest peak in the Belfast Hills, Divis Mountain. Overlooking the city below and with panoramic views of Lough Neagh, the Mournes & Strangford Lough.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 00:50-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 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 Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Woodvale Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 4.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J2870 : Visitors Centre at the Colin Glen Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Siskin · Coal Tit · Goldfinch +24
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slider Terrapins
Slider Terrapins Trachemys 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet · Red Mason Bee · St Marks Fly · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Eristalis tenax +25
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scarce Bagworm 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Farysia thuemenii · Pale Bramble Rust · Wood Speedwell Rust · King Alfred's Cakes
Farysia thuemenii Farysia thuemenii Pale Bramble Rust Kuehneola uredinis Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Siskin · Coal Tit · Goldfinch +24
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slider Terrapins
Slider Terrapins Trachemys 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet · Red Mason Bee · St Marks Fly · Otiorhynchus aurifer · Eristalis tenax +25
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scarce Bagworm 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Farysia thuemenii · Pale Bramble Rust · Wood Speedwell Rust · King Alfred's Cakes
Farysia thuemenii Farysia thuemenii Pale Bramble Rust Kuehneola uredinis Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bankesia conspurcatella
Bankesia conspurcatella
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2025
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Empis digramma Empis digramma2024
Empis digramma Empis digramma2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Olive Stowaway Prays oleae2024
Olive Stowaway Prays oleae2024 