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Places › Northern Ireland › Lisburn and Castlereagh Getting here
54.56197, -6.16841
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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 ✦ 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 — Lapwing, Blackbird, Starling +22 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Lapwing, Blackbird, Starling +22 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Peacock, Western Honey Bee +8 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Peacock, Western Honey Bee +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
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123 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring autumn
2022 ▾
Lapwing · Blackbird · Starling · Mistle Thrush · Redwing +20
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Magpie Pica pica2019 Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2014 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Irish Hare · Badger · Otter +1
Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2020 Badger Meles meles2021 Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Hawthorn Shieldbug · Peacock · Western Honey Bee · Carabus granulatus · Small White +6
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Peacock Aglais io2020 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2020 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Gorse · Rape · Lesser Celandine
Gorse Ulex europaeus Rape Brassica napus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring autumn
2022 ▾
Lapwing · Blackbird · Starling · Mistle Thrush · Redwing +20
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Magpie Pica pica2019 Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2018 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2014 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Irish Hare · Badger · Otter +1
Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2020 Badger Meles meles2021 Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Hawthorn Shieldbug · Peacock · Western Honey Bee · Carabus granulatus · Small White +6
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Peacock Aglais io2020 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2020 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Gorse · Rape · Lesser Celandine
Gorse Ulex europaeus Rape Brassica napus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2021
Sciurus carolinensis2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
caddisflies Trichoptera2020
caddisflies Trichoptera2020
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 