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Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.99291, -7.32523
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m away — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Speckled Wood +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper, Speckled Wood +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2022; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2022
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wall of Derry public footpath · 2 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 m Surface paved Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map Wall of Derry public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface cobblestone Path type: pedestrian
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
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3,345 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,345 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Green Grasshopper · St Marks Fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus St Marks Fly Bibio marci 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Salmonberry
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,345 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Teal Anas crecca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Green Grasshopper · St Marks Fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus St Marks Fly Bibio marci 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Salmonberry
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 