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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
Strong match
Birds — Raven, Crossbill, Great Spotted Woodpecker +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Crossbill, Great Spotted Woodpecker +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Rustic agg., Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches +131 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Rustic agg., Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Raa Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Photos J2493 : Drumadarragh Road
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Wildlife to spot
2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Crossbill · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron
Raven Corvus corax2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Yellow Underwing · Common Rustic agg. · Heart & Dart · Dark Arches · Common Carpet +73
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Crossbill · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron
Raven Corvus corax2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2020 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Yellow Underwing · Common Rustic agg. · Heart & Dart · Dark Arches · Common Carpet +73
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctua janthe2019
Noctua janthe2019
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2019
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2019
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2019
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2019
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2019
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2019
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2019
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2019
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2019
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima2019
Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima2019
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2019
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2019
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2019
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2019
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2019
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2019
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2019
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2019
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2019
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta2019
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Scallop Shell Rheumaptera undulata2019
Scallop Shell Rheumaptera undulata2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2019
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2019
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2019
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2019
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2019
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2019
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2019
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2019
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2019
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2019
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2019
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2019
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2019
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2019
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2019
Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa2019
Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa2019
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2019
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2019
Alder Moth Acronicta alni2019
Alder Moth Acronicta alni2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata2019
Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata2019
Blue-bordered Carpet Plemyria rubiginata2019
Blue-bordered Carpet Plemyria rubiginata2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Campion Sideridis rivularis2019
Campion Sideridis rivularis2019
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2019
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata2019
Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata2019
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2019
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2019
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda2019
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda2019
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2018
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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