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Places › Northern Ireland › Lisburn and Castlereagh Getting here
54.47872, -6.22314
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Quirky Bird — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Quirky Bird — a good base for a longer summer day out 🦉 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 — Robin, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +43 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +43 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Alder Tongue, Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle +2 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Alder Tongue, Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle +2 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira Loop Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 27 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Craigavon Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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1,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swift +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Squirrel Sciurus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +25
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2019 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Alder Tongue
Alder Tongue Taphrina alni Yellow Iris · Goat's-beard
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,962 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Swift +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Squirrel Sciurus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +25
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2019 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Alder Tongue
Alder Tongue Taphrina alni Yellow Iris · Goat's-beard
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Micromus variegatus Micromus variegatus2022
Micromus variegatus Micromus variegatus2022
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2022
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2022
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2022
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2021
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2021
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2021
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2020
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2020
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2020
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2020
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2020
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2020
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2020
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2020
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2019
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2019
Phytomyza plantaginis Phytomyza plantaginis2019
Phytomyza plantaginis Phytomyza plantaginis2019
Phytomyza lappae Phytomyza lappae2019
Phytomyza lappae Phytomyza lappae2019
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2019
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2019
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2019
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2019
Agromyza filipendulae Agromyza filipendulae2019
Agromyza filipendulae Agromyza filipendulae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019 