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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackcap, Rook +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackcap, Rook +37 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stump Puffball, Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Snowy Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Stump Puffball, Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Snowy Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cornflower, Lesser Celandine, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cornflower, Lesser Celandine, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +1 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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3,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Goldfinch · Swift · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +26
Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Silver Y · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-green Carpet · Blair's Shoulder-knot +50
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018 Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2018 Stump Puffball · Scarlet Caterpillarclub · False Chanterelle · Snowy Waxcap · Yellow Fieldcap +4
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Bearded Milkcap Cornflower · Lesser Celandine · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Rosebay Willowherb
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Goldfinch · Swift · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +26
Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Silver Y · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-green Carpet · Blair's Shoulder-knot +50
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018 Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2018 Stump Puffball · Scarlet Caterpillarclub · False Chanterelle · Snowy Waxcap · Yellow Fieldcap +4
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Bearded Milkcap Cornflower · Lesser Celandine · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Rosebay Willowherb
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2019
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2019
Grey Silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata2018
Grey Silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata2018
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2018
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2018
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2018
Clay Mythimna ferrago2018
Clay Mythimna ferrago2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2018
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2018
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2018
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2018
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2018
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2018
Flame Axylia putris2018
Flame Axylia putris2018
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2018
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2018
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2018
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2018
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2018
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2018
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2018
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2018
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2018
Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter trifasciella2018
Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter trifasciella2018
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2018
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2018
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2018
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2018
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2018
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2018
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2018
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2018
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2018
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2018
Chromatomyia lonicerae Chromatomyia lonicerae2018
Chromatomyia lonicerae Chromatomyia lonicerae2018
Common Purple & Gold Pyrausta purpuralis2018
Common Purple & Gold Pyrausta purpuralis2018
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2018
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2018
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2018
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2018
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2018
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018 Lactarius pubescens
Lactarius pubescens
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Orange Mosscap Rickenella fibula
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum 