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54.64440, -6.75514
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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 247m 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 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 5 - Lough Fea Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Sperrins Route 8 - Slieve Gallion Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Round trip Regional 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 Photos H8078 : Fairhill Road, Cookstown
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828 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 828 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Robin · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Swallow +34
Swift Apus apus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Badger Meles meles2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood +10
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Anemone · Few-flowered Garlic · Aunt-Eliza
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021 Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2020 Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 828 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Robin · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Swallow +34
Swift Apus apus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Badger Meles meles2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood +10
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Anemone · Few-flowered Garlic · Aunt-Eliza
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021 Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2020 Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2022
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2022
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018 