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54.65302, -5.94280
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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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Treetop Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Treetop Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +105 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Titanic Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Belfast Castle Estate Trail Walking route ▾
Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Clarendon Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ballysillan Playing Fields Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grove Playing Fields Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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10,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Knot Calidris canutus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Orchid Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +40
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Japanese Knotweed · Bracken · Hazel · Holly · Hawthorn +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Knot Calidris canutus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Orchid Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Orange Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare +40
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Japanese Knotweed · Bracken · Hazel · Holly · Hawthorn +3
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Norwegian Wasp
Norwegian Wasp
Dolichovespula norwegica
Dolichovespula norwegica
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Hoverfly Syrphidae
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Empis digramma Empis digramma
Empis digramma Empis digramma
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Agapetus Agapetus
Agapetus Agapetus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana2024
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus 