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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid and East Antrim Getting here
54.81990, -6.26735
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit ✦ 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Spruce Carpet, Frosted Orange +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Spruce Carpet, Frosted Orange +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smaller Lattice-moss, Pict-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +46 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Smaller Lattice-moss, Pict-moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +46 more · last seen 2014
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 97 Extension Cycling route ▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named route Ref 97 National Cycle Network
Show on map ecos Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J1198 : The Antrim-Ballymena road
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1,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Wren +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Large Yellow Underwing · Small Square-spot · Gold Spot · Flame Shoulder · Frosted Orange +30
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi Gold Spot Plusia festucae Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,129 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Wren +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Large Yellow Underwing · Small Square-spot · Gold Spot · Flame Shoulder · Frosted Orange +30
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi Gold Spot Plusia festucae Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Buff Footman Eilema depressa
Buff Footman Eilema depressa
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata 