Faughan Valley Golf Centre 102 ha
Paid entry Dogs welcome 102 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
55.02165, -7.24672
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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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 Cycling route 54 km ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Length 54 km International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Inis Eoghain Cycleway Cycling route 60.8 km ▾
Named route Length 60.8 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 825 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Great Tit +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
American Mink · Harbour Seal · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Badger +2
American Mink Neovison vison Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2022 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Badger Meles meles2020 Green-veined White · Common Hawker · Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown +4
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Salmonberry · Nuttall's Waterweed · Giant Hogweed +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2019 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 825 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Great Tit +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Coot Fulica atra Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2020 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
American Mink · Harbour Seal · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Badger +2
American Mink Neovison vison Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2022 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Badger Meles meles2020 Green-veined White · Common Hawker · Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown +4
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Salmonberry · Nuttall's Waterweed · Giant Hogweed +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2019 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Broom Cytisus scoparius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2020
Sciurus carolinensis2020
Irish Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica2020
Irish Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. hibernica2020
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 2022
2022
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2019
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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