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54.10305, -6.24400
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▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rook ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rook ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rook, Hooded Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rook, Hooded Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +21 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cloughmore Trail Walking route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Length 2.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Fairy Glen Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lock-Keeper's Pad Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 - The Rostrevor Route Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 27 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map Carlingford Lough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section20 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 3 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 4 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 5 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest -x-country MTB - Section 6 Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos J1418 : The Drumsesk Road junction on the A2
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2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Rook · Hooded Crow · Robin +41
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Leucozona glaucia · Criorhina floccosa · Syritta pipiens · Parhelophilus +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Parhelophilus Parhelophilus Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Epistrophe eligans 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Figwort · Branched Bur-reed · Black Spleenwort · Marsh Woundwort +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Rook · Hooded Crow · Robin +41
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Leucozona glaucia · Criorhina floccosa · Syritta pipiens · Parhelophilus +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Parhelophilus Parhelophilus Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Epistrophe eligans 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Figwort · Branched Bur-reed · Black Spleenwort · Marsh Woundwort +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus Giant-rhubarb
Giant-rhubarb
Gunnera tinctoria
Gunnera tinctoria
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Dasysiphonia japonica Dasysiphonia japonica2023
Dasysiphonia japonica Dasysiphonia japonica2023 