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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
54.97536, -6.73418
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large Yellow Underwing, Elephant Hawk-moth +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large Yellow Underwing, Elephant Hawk-moth +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Cuckooflower, Wood-sorrel +35 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Wood Anemone, Cuckooflower, Wood-sorrel +35 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus +3 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus +3 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 12 -Bann Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Sperrins Route 11 -Eagles Glen Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C8114 : Errigal old church and souterrain
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Wildlife to spot
1,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Pine Marten
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Speckled Wood · Scathophaga stercoraria · Scalloped Hazel · Elephant Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell +33
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2019 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io Amethyst Deceiver
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina Wood Anemone · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Buttercup · Cuckooflower · Creeping Buttercup +13
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2018 Skylark Alauda arvensis2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Daubenton's Bat · Rabbit · Pine Marten
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Pine Marten Martes martes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Speckled Wood · Scathophaga stercoraria · Scalloped Hazel · Elephant Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell +33
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2019 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io Amethyst Deceiver
Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina Wood Anemone · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Buttercup · Cuckooflower · Creeping Buttercup +13
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2019
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2019
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2019
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2019
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2019
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2019
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2020
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2020
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus2019
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2018
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2018
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Water Avens Geum rivale
Water Avens Geum rivale
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018
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