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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.99437, -7.34330
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 49 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 C4216 : Bishop's Field, Creggan
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Wildlife to spot
1,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +29
Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 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 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Green Grasshopper · Speckled Wood · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scarlet Elfcup
Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Salmonberry · Giant-rhubarb · Red Valerian +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swift · Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +29
Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 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 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Common Green Grasshopper · Speckled Wood · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Scarlet Elfcup
Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Salmonberry · Giant-rhubarb · Red Valerian +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis2020
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis2020 2024
2024
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris2024
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 2022
2022
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2019
Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2019
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2019
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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