Dromore Motte and Bailey 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome 1 ha
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54.41298, -6.14309
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▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +78 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +78 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Quaker +66 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Hebrew Character, Small Tortoiseshell, Common Quaker +66 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Dilated Scalewort, Floating Pennywort +20 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Dilated Scalewort, Floating Pennywort +20 more · last seen 2024
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Digital Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
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Show on map Purgatory Path Walking route ▾
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Show on map Gourley's Loanin Walking route ▾
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Show on map Ballymeganlis Wood Walking route ▾
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Show on map Lake Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
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Show on map Photos J2053 : Dromore Motte and Bailey Castle
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Wildlife to spot
1,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Robin +33
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Swift Apus apus2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Holly Blue · 7-spot Ladybird · White Ermine · Currant Pug · Brimstone Moth +6
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021 Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata2021 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021 Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Spangle Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap · Ballerina +11
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Crazed Cap 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Indian-rhubarb · Snowberry
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Robin +33
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Swift Apus apus2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Holly Blue · 7-spot Ladybird · White Ermine · Currant Pug · Brimstone Moth +6
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021 Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata2021 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021 Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Spangle Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap · Ballerina +11
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Crazed Cap 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Indian-rhubarb · Snowberry
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2021
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2021
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2021
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2021
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2021
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2021
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2021
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021 Dermoloma cuneifolium
Dermoloma cuneifolium
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Field Blewits Lepista saeva
Field Blewits Lepista saeva
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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