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Cranagh Island

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📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.21727, -6.14765

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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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Hooded Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Hooded Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Heather, Green Laver +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Heather, Green Laver +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km

"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip

Moyle WayWalking route32 km

Waterfoot to Ballycastle

Named routeLength 32 kmRegional walking route

Watertop Waterfall WalkWalking route

Named route

Watertop Farm TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Hooded Crow +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
CootFulica atra2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2023

Sika Deer

Sika DeerCervus nippon

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +1

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Small Tortoiseshell

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2024

Heather · Bell Heather · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Hooded Crow +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
CootFulica atra2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2023

Sika Deer

Sika DeerCervus nippon

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Green-veined White · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orchid Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +1

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Small Tortoiseshell

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2024

Heather · Bell Heather · Common Spotted-orchid · Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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