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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.21169, -6.25067
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Painted Lady, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coral Weed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Coral Weed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Moyle Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Waterfoot to Ballycastle
Named route Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos D1141 : Cliffs west of the entrance to Ballycastle Harbour
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2,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull · Swallow · Jackdaw +46
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus House Martin Delichon urbicum Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Guillemot Uria aalge Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Eider Somateria mollissima Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Razorbill Alca torda Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Otter
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Andrion regensteinense · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cixius nervosus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Plantain
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Rook · Herring Gull · Swallow · Jackdaw +46
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus House Martin Delichon urbicum Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Swift Apus apus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Guillemot Uria aalge Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Eider Somateria mollissima Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Razorbill Alca torda Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Otter
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Andrion regensteinense · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cixius nervosus +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024 Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Greater Plantain
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Chafer
Brown Chafer
Serica brunnea2024
Serica brunnea2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum2024
Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum2024
Black Marram Weevil Otiorhynchus atroapterus2024
Black Marram Weevil Otiorhynchus atroapterus2024 