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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.36954, -5.93970
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +13 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +13 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Salmonberry, Yellow Pimpernel · last seen 2025; Plants — Salmonberry, Yellow Pimpernel · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viewpoint Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Treetop Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Darby's Loanin Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Moneynabane Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Treetop Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Blackbird · Starling · Magpie · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Magpie Pica pica2013 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2013 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2013 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2013 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Great Tit Parus major2011 Swallow Hirundo rustica2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2013 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Whitethroat Curruca communis2012 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Redwing Turdus iliacus2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Swift Apus apus2013 Siskin Spinus spinus2013 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2011 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2015 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +11
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2017 Peacock Aglais io Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Salmonberry · Yellow Pimpernel
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 241 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Blackbird · Starling · Magpie · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Magpie Pica pica2013 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2013 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2013 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2013 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Great Tit Parus major2011 Swallow Hirundo rustica2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2013 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Whitethroat Curruca communis2012 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Redwing Turdus iliacus2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Swift Apus apus2013 Siskin Spinus spinus2013 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2011 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2011 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2010 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2015 Pine Marten Martes martes Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +11
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2017 Peacock Aglais io Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Salmonberry · Yellow Pimpernel
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Anthocharis cardamines
Small White Pieris rapae2014
Small White Pieris rapae2014
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2010
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2010
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2018
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2016
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2016
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2013
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2013 