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54.58746, -5.93430
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Butterfly Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Butterfly Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Speckled Hazel Dot +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Speckled Hazel Dot +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Shaggy Scalycap +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust, Shaggy Scalycap +3 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Memories of Castlereagh Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 92 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Knocknagoney Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3372 : Crescent Church extension, Belfast
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8,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Hazel Dot · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Eristalis tenax · Culiseta annulata · Peacock +24
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella2025 Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Peacock Aglais io2025 Shaggy Inkcap · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Scalycap · Amanita'r Gwybed
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Common Nettle +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Hazel Dot · Nut Leaf Blister Moth · Eristalis tenax · Culiseta annulata · Peacock +24
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella2025 Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Peacock Aglais io2025 Shaggy Inkcap · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Scalycap · Amanita'r Gwybed
Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Himalayan Balsam · Himalayan Honeysuckle · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Common Nettle +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025 Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nut-tree Dot
Nut-tree Dot
Stigmella microtheriella2025
Stigmella microtheriella2025
Sallow Dot Stigmella salicis2025
Sallow Dot Stigmella salicis2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2025
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2025
Agromyza abiens Agromyza abiens2025
Agromyza abiens Agromyza abiens2025
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2025
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis2025
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2025
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Zonocyba bifasciata Zonocyba bifasciata2025
Zonocyba bifasciata Zonocyba bifasciata2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella2025
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 2025
2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025 