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Curran Park

4 ha

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

54.85102, -5.80716

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Grey Heron
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Grey Heron
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cormorant, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cormorant, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Garden TrailWalking route

Named route

Bioodiversity/Fitness TrailWalking route

Named route

Shore TrailWalking route

Named route

Woodland TrailWalking route

Named route

Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling 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 routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route

Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route130 m

Named routeRef 93Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route201 m

Named routeRef 93Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 93Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route711 m

Named routeRef 93Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Heron · Cormorant · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Rook +43

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
SanderlingCalidris alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RazorbillAlca torda
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ShagGulosus aristotelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Heron · Cormorant · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Rook +43

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
EiderSomateria mollissima
MagpiePica pica
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
SanderlingCalidris alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RazorbillAlca torda
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
ShagGulosus aristotelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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