Creggan Country Park 54 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 54 ha
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54.99859, -7.35363
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and House Sparrow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and House Sparrow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Red Admiral +8 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Red Admiral +8 more · last seen 2022
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant-rhubarb, Red Valerian +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant-rhubarb, Red Valerian +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 Cycling route 54 km ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Length 54 km International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Inis Eoghain Cycleway Cycling route 60.8 km ▾
Named route Length 60.8 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C4116 : Creggan Heights, Creggan
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Wildlife to spot
1,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,088 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +20
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2018 Siskin Spinus spinus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Speckled Bittersweet Moth · Flame Carpet +3
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Bittersweet Moth Acrolepia autumnitella2018 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Red Valerian · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Aunt-Eliza +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2019 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,088 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit +20
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2018 Siskin Spinus spinus2018 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Speckled Bittersweet Moth · Flame Carpet +3
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Bittersweet Moth Acrolepia autumnitella2018 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Red Valerian · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Aunt-Eliza +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2019 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018 Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2018
Episyrphus balteatus2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018 2019
2019
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