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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
54.91727, -6.92174
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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 — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, River Feather-moss +22 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, River Feather-moss +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Green-veined White, Ringlet · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Green-veined White, Ringlet · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banagher Glen - Forest Trail Walking route 12 km ▾
http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/banagher-glen-walking-route#
Named route Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 7 - Banagher Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Limavady Borough Cycling route ▾
Formerly part of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's NCN93, de-designated by them in 2020 on safety grounds
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos C6908 : Chapel Road, Dungiven
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Wildlife to spot
468 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 468 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2021 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Great Tit +26
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2013 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2016 Swift Apus apus2014 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2014 Bat Chiroptera2014 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2017 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2014 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White · Ringlet
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Green-veined White Pieris napi2011 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2011 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · River Feather-moss · Greater Water-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +20
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2011 Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2011 Giant-rhubarb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 468 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2021 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Great Tit +26
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2018 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2013 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2016 Swift Apus apus2014 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2014 Bat Chiroptera2014 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2017 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2014 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White · Ringlet
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Green-veined White Pieris napi2011 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2011 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · River Feather-moss · Greater Water-moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +20
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2011 Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2011 Giant-rhubarb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gunnera tinctoria2023
Gunnera tinctoria2023
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum2011
Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum2011
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2011
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2011
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2011
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2011
Ulothrix Ulothrix2011
Ulothrix Ulothrix2011
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2011
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2011
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2011
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2011
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2011
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2011
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2011
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2011
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2011
Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2011
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2011
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2011
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2011
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Sweet-Grass Glyceria2011
Sweet-Grass Glyceria2011
Yellowish Fork-moss Dichodontium flavescens2011
Yellowish Fork-moss Dichodontium flavescens2011
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2011
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2011
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2011
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2011
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2011
Green Alga Sp. Chlorophyta2011
Green Alga Sp. Chlorophyta2011 