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Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.62368, -5.93260
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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. 🐕 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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +174 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +174 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Titanic Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridge Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 6.7 km ▾
On this circular, take in 180-degree views across Belfast & further afield, including the Antrim Plateau to the north, Scotland to the east & the Mournes to the south. There's also a huge variety of wildlife and flora to look out for along the way.
Named route Length 6.7 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Knocknagoney Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3377 : Shops on the Antrim Road
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Wildlife to spot
9,550 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,550 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Herring Gull +42
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria · Meliscaeva auricollis · Comma +34
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,550 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Herring Gull +42
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria · Meliscaeva auricollis · Comma +34
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2025
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Clistopyga incitator Clistopyga incitator2025
Clistopyga incitator Clistopyga incitator2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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