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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid Ulster Getting here
54.69467, -6.67215
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2021; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Campion, Giant Hogweed, Orchid +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Giant Hogweed, Orchid +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Springhill Beech Walk, Springhill Walking route 400 m ▾
Stroll on the 17th cent. path to the Springhill tower, through an avenue of beech trees replanted in 1984. Enjoy vivid greens in spring & rich reds in autumn. Take in views of the Sperrins & Slieve Gallion on a clear day. Grass & gravel. Gentle slope.
Named route Length 400 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Woodland Walk, Springhill Walking route 600 m ▾
A short walk through Springhill Estate taking in the mixed woodland and a wildflower meadow
Named route Length 600 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Sawpit Hill Walk, Springhill Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This short walk around the perimeter path of Springhill Estate is marked by the great oaks, and offers views of Slieve Gallion and a ring of trees where the sawpit was once located. Steep slopes & some uneven terrain.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map REUBENS GLEN Walking route ▾
https://walkni.com/walks/reubens-glen/
Named route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 5 - Lough Fea Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Sperrins Route 8 - Slieve Gallion Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Round trip Regional cycle route
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4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Hooded Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Snipe +36
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Merlin Falco columbarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White +5
Green-veined White Pieris napi Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Hooded Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Snipe +36
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Merlin Falco columbarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White +5
Green-veined White Pieris napi Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 