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Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.99346, -6.47903
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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
- 🐕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
- ✦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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, House Sparrow +38 more · last seen 2017; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, House Sparrow +38 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Painted Lady, Magpie Moth +8 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Ringlet, Painted Lady, Magpie Moth +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
C9717 : Road at Slievenaghty
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Wildlife to spot
424 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
424 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2017▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blackbird +36
- Great TitParus major2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Badger · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
- Pine MartenMartes martes2019
Ringlet · Painted Lady · Magpie Moth · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White +6
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2014
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2010
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Primrose · Common Cottongrass · Fairy Flax · Irish Lady's-tresses · Tall Fescue +31
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Irish Lady's-tressesSpiranthes romanzoffiana
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
424 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringsummer
2017▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blackbird +36
- Great TitParus major2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2011
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2011
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2011
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2011
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2011
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2011
- JayGarrulus glandarius2011
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2011
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2011
- Rock DoveColumba livia2011
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Badger · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
- Pine MartenMartes martes2019
Ringlet · Painted Lady · Magpie Moth · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White +6
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2014
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2010
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Primrose · Common Cottongrass · Fairy Flax · Irish Lady's-tresses · Tall Fescue +31
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Irish Lady's-tressesSpiranthes romanzoffiana
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus