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54.27071, -5.68801
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Chaffinch ✦ 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Chaffinch ✦ 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 — House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Starling +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Starling +59 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silver-moss, Red Beard-moss, Dilated Scalewort +80 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Silver-moss, Red Beard-moss, Dilated Scalewort +80 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Large White +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Large White +8 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lecale Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lecale Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Photos J5038 : The ruins of Castle Bright viewed from the churchyard of Brights CoI Parish Church
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563 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Robin +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Calidris alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral +4
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Robin +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sanderling Calidris alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunlin Calidris alpina Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral +4
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022 