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Cashelbane Cairn

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.85687, -7.19700

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2019

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Purple Hairstreak, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Purple Hairstreak, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Montbretia · last seen 2018; Plants — Montbretia · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sperrins Challenge Walk 2011Walking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sperrins Route 2 - The Sawel Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 2Round tripRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3Cycling route35.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 35.4 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 38.6 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

261 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringsummer

2019

Jackdaw · Dunnock · Wren · Robin · Hooded Crow +36

JackdawColoeus monedula2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
MagpiePica pica2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
Great TitParus major2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
SwallowHirundo rustica2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010

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Insects7 species

summer

2019

Purple Hairstreak · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Painted Lady · Green-veined White +2

Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2018

Montbretia · Ribwort Plantain · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot

MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringsummer

2019

Jackdaw · Dunnock · Wren · Robin · Hooded Crow +36

JackdawColoeus monedula2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
RobinErithacus rubecula2011
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
MagpiePica pica2011
RookCorvus frugilegus2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
Great TitParus major2011
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
SwallowHirundo rustica2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2010
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
Herring GullLarus argentatus2010
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
LapwingVanellus vanellus2010

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2019

Purple Hairstreak · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Painted Lady · Green-veined White +2

Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2018

Montbretia · Ribwort Plantain · Ivy-leaved Crowfoot

MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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