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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Magpie ✦ 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
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Magpie ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Magpie, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Hooded Crow, Magpie, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2024
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White Ermine, Brimstone Moth, Green-veined White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White Ermine, Brimstone Moth, Green-veined White +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Fuchsia +8 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Cherry Laurel, Fuchsia +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path Walking route 700 m ▾
Named route Length 700 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - River Trail Walking route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Length 8.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clough to Dundrum Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castlewellan Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue Trail Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Black Trail (The Great Escarpe) Mountain bike route ▾
Castlewellan Forest Park - Red Trail Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Green Trail Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Black Trail (Dolly's Chute) Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Swallow · Rook · Chaffinch +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Magpie Pica pica2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2014 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2014 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 House Martin Delichon urbicum2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Whitethroat Curruca communis2014 Swift Apus apus2014 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2014 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2014 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2014 Siskin Spinus spinus2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2021 Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Orange-tip · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Cinnabar +33
Green-veined White Pieris napi2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2014 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Swallow · Rook · Chaffinch +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2016 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Magpie Pica pica2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2014 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2014 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 House Martin Delichon urbicum2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Whitethroat Curruca communis2014 Swift Apus apus2014 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2014 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2014 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2014 Siskin Spinus spinus2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles2021 Green-veined White · Painted Lady · Orange-tip · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Cinnabar +33
Green-veined White Pieris napi2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2014 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Himalayan Honeysuckle
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2021
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2021
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata alternata2021
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata alternata2021
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2021
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2021
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2014
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2014
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2014
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2014
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2021
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2021
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2021
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2021
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2021
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2021
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2021
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2021
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2021
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2021
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2021
Yellow-spotted Tortrix Pseudargyrotoza conwagana2021
Yellow-spotted Tortrix Pseudargyrotoza conwagana2021
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2021
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2021
Flame Axylia putris2021
Flame Axylia putris2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2014
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2014
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2014
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2014
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2014
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2014
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2014
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2014 