Diocese of Down and Connor 0 ha
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Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.63171, -5.93407
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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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Hooded Crow +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Hooded Crow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +187 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +187 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Liverwort +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Titanic Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Summit Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk along the Tipperary Road through open heath & blanket bog following a waymarked trail to the highest peak in the Belfast Hills, Divis Mountain. Overlooking the city below and with panoramic views of Lough Neagh, the Mournes & Strangford Lough.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 00:50-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 83 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
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14,396 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,396 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Herring Gull +41
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Leucozona glaucia · Comma · Eupeodes · Melangyna umbellatarum +27
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025 Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,396 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Herring Gull +41
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Leucozona glaucia · Comma · Eupeodes · Melangyna umbellatarum +27
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025 Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2025
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2025
Sphegina Sphegina2025
Sphegina Sphegina2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2025
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2025 