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54.55106, -6.00176
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scarce Bagworm, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scarce Bagworm, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ridge Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 6.7 km ▾
On this circular, take in 180-degree views across Belfast & further afield, including the Antrim Plateau to the north, Scotland to the east & the Mournes to the south. There's also a huge variety of wildlife and flora to look out for along the way.
Named route Length 6.7 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Rose Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J2968 : Park along Kingsway
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17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great White Egret Ardea alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Scarce Bagworm · Eristalis pertinax · Brown Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Otiorhynchus aurifer +31
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Scalycap · Wood Speedwell Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great White Egret Ardea alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Scarce Bagworm · Eristalis pertinax · Brown Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Otiorhynchus aurifer +31
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Otiorhynchus aurifer Otiorhynchus aurifer Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Scalycap · Wood Speedwell Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2024
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni2024
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni2024
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2024
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 