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55.18027, -6.71454
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Griddle Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Griddle Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Portstewart Cliff Path Walking route ▾
Dune and Estuary Walk, Portstewart Strand Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Walk through the 6000yr old dune system at Portstewart Strand, to the river edge at Bann Estuary. Spot wildflowers & butterflies. Steep sandy paths can be soft underfoot.\\nhttps://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/portstewart-strand-national-trust"
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Causeway Coast cycle route Cycling route ▾
"This stunning 23-mile cycle route runs along the North Atlantic coast from Castlerock to the Giant's Causeway via Coleraine and takes in part of National Cycle Network Route 93. "
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos C8137 : Large bird mural, Portstewart
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Wildlife to spot
12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Gannet · Rock Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Turnstone · Starling +35
Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Dunlin Calidris alpina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Common Gull Larus canus Sanderling Calidris alba Eider Somateria mollissima Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Curlew Numenius arquata House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax +15
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Iridescent Centurion Sargus iridatus 🌿 Plants 28 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Common Bent · Calystegia sepium · Meadowsweet · Yorkshire-fog +23
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Gannet · Rock Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Turnstone · Starling +35
Gannet Morus bassanus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rock Dove Columba livia Dunlin Calidris alpina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Common Gull Larus canus Sanderling Calidris alba Eider Somateria mollissima Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Curlew Numenius arquata House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax +15
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Iridescent Centurion Sargus iridatus 🌿 Plants 28 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Common Bent · Calystegia sepium · Meadowsweet · Yorkshire-fog +23
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
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