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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Hooded Crow, Black-headed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Hooded Crow, Black-headed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis nemorum, Xylota segnis +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis nemorum, Xylota segnis +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Eyebright, Prickly Featherwort, Creeping Fingerwort +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Prickly Featherwort, Creeping Fingerwort +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional 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 Ring of Gullion Way - Section 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 3 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Photos J0919 : Clontygora Cairn near Newry
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Wildlife to spot
944 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 944 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-tailed Godwit · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Hooded Crow +33
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Teal Anas crecca2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis nemorum · Xylota segnis · Rhingia campestris · Eristalis pertinax +19
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Chirosia betuleti 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Prickly Featherwort · Creeping Fingerwort · Raspberry · Greater Fork-moss +10
Eyebright Euphrasia2024 Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2024 Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2024 Wood-rust Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 944 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-tailed Godwit · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Hooded Crow +33
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Teal Anas crecca2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis nemorum · Xylota segnis · Rhingia campestris · Eristalis pertinax +19
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Chirosia betuleti 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Prickly Featherwort · Creeping Fingerwort · Raspberry · Greater Fork-moss +10
Eyebright Euphrasia2024 Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2024 Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2024 Wood-rust Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia betuleti
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Lead Belle Scotopteryx mucronata
Lead Belle Scotopteryx mucronata
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Xylota jakutorum Xylota jakutorum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Cephalozia curvifolia2024
Cephalozia curvifolia2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2024
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2024
Hutchins' Hollywort Jubula hutchinsiae2024
Hutchins' Hollywort Jubula hutchinsiae2024
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2024
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2024
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2023
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2023
Plagiochila Plagiochila2023
Plagiochila Plagiochila2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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