🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.18227, -6.40961
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +271 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +271 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Herring Gull +8 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Swift, Robin, Herring Gull +8 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way (Newry Canal section) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 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 Carlingford Lough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map City Centre link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Carnbane Way and Craigmore Way Cycleway / Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J0327 : St Oliver Plunket's Park, Camlough
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Wildlife to spot
2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 9 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Swift · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · House Sparrow +4
Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Hedgehog · Bat · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Bat Chiroptera2021 Badger Meles meles2022 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Green-veined White +44
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hair Ice Crust · Birch Besom · Scarlet Caterpillarclub
Hair Ice Crust Exidiopsis effusa Birch Besom Taphrina betulina2022 Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris2021 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hairy Tare · White Earwort · Salmonberry · Japanese Knotweed
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2021 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 9 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Swift · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · House Sparrow +4
Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Hedgehog · Bat · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Bat Chiroptera2021 Badger Meles meles2022 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Ringlet · Green-veined White +44
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🍄 Fungi 3 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hair Ice Crust · Birch Besom · Scarlet Caterpillarclub
Hair Ice Crust Exidiopsis effusa Birch Besom Taphrina betulina2022 Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris2021 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hairy Tare · White Earwort · Salmonberry · Japanese Knotweed
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2021 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2021
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2022
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2023
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Melanotus castanipes/villosus Melanotus castanipes/villosus2023
Melanotus castanipes/villosus Melanotus castanipes/villosus2023
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2023
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2023
Aspen Dot Ectoedemia argyropeza2022
Aspen Dot Ectoedemia argyropeza2022
Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly Paykullia maculata2022
Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly Paykullia maculata2022
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2022
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2022
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2022
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens2022
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus2022
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus2022
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2022
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Melanostoma Melanostoma2022
Melanostoma Melanostoma2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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