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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.73615, -6.23528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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 Mallard and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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 — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +34 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Furness Dowd +246 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route177 km▾
Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network
Mill Race Trail RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim LoopCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.7 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,715 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird +33
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +11
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Olive Earthtongue +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Snowy Waxcap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird +33
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +11
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi
- Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus · Olive Earthtongue +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Snowy Waxcap
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Flower Bug
Common Flower Bug
Anthocoris nemorum
Anthocoris nemorum
Netelia ineditaNetelia ineditaNetelia ineditaNetelia ineditaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaFurness DowdBlastobasis adustellaGarden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuataGarden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuataGreen-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthaeGreen-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthaeBlack RusticAporophyla nigraBlack RusticAporophyla nigraGrey Pine CarpetThera obeliscataGrey Pine CarpetThera obeliscataLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusHalesus radiatusBlair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieriBlair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieriCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Crazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumCrazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumEarthtongueGeoglossumEarthtongueGeoglossumDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaPointed ClubClavaria falcataPointed ClubClavaria falcataSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida