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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.06851, -6.03257
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +35 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Uncertain, White Ermine, Double-square Spot +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Uncertain, White Ermine, Double-square Spot +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Yellow Pimpernel +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Yellow Pimpernel +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Manus' Loanen Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close - Green Lane Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 - The Cranfield / Greencastle Route Cycling route 19 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 19 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 - The Knockchree Route Cycling route 28 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 28 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 - The Head Road Route Cycling route 26 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 26 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J2815 : The Dunnaman Court Grave from the west
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Wildlife to spot
1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Swift Apus apus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cryptic Wood White · Common Rustic agg. · Large Yellow Underwing · Silver Y +31
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2016 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2015 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020 Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Green Shieldbug Yellow Brain
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Yellow Pimpernel · Polypodium vulgare · Herb-Robert +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Nettle Urtica dioica Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023 Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2023 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,348 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Swift Apus apus2017 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cryptic Wood White · Common Rustic agg. · Large Yellow Underwing · Silver Y +31
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2016 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2015 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020 Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Green Shieldbug Yellow Brain
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Yellow Pimpernel · Polypodium vulgare · Herb-Robert +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Nettle Urtica dioica Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023 Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2023 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2019
Palomena prasina2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2016
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2016
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2015
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2015
Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua2015
Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua2015
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2015
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2015
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2015
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2015
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2015
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2015
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2015
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2015
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2015
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2015
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2016
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2016
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2016
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2016
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2016
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2016
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2015
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2015
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella2015
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella2015
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis heparana2015
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis heparana2015
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2015
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2015
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2015
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2015
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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