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Places › Northern Ireland › Ards and North Down Getting here
54.65315, -5.66788
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Clay-coloured Weevil, Malthinus flaveolus +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Clay-coloured Weevil, Malthinus flaveolus +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ballymacormick Point, Strangford Lough Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map North Down Coastal Path (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 19.2 km ▾
Named route Length 19.2 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 North Down Coastal Path Walking route 19.2 km ▾
Named route Length 19.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 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 National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Down Cycling route ▾
Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 85 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 85 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 242 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J5080 : Castle Park Walled Gardens
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39,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Herring Gull · Robin · Magpie · Hooded Crow +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Clay-coloured Weevil · Malthinus flaveolus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Ballerina · Smoky Spindles
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Herring Gull · Robin · Magpie · Hooded Crow +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Clay-coloured Weevil · Malthinus flaveolus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Ballerina · Smoky Spindles
Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris 