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Finnebrogue House

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📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rhingia campestris +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rhingia campestris +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Anemone, Coltsfoot, Herb-Robert +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Coltsfoot, Herb-Robert +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Copper Spike, Amanita'r Gwybed, Meadow Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Copper Spike, Amanita'r Gwybed, Meadow Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

St Patrick's WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

St Patrick's WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

St Patrick's GAC - Saul Family TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Long WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Corbally WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Strangford Lough Cycle TrailCycling route

Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Mallard · Teal +73

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Pine Marten · Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Red Deer · Bat

Pine MartenMartes martes
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
OtterLutra lutra2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
BatChiroptera2023

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2026

Cream-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Rhingia campestris · Syritta pipiens · 7-spot Ladybird +63

Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2025
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Water-Lily Leaf BeetleGalerucella nymphaeae2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Bostrichus capucinusBostrichus capucinus
Achaius oratoriusAchaius oratorius2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Plain GoldMicropterix calthella2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023
Double Orange-spotPammene aurana2023
Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2023
Parsnip MothDepressaria radiella2023
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2023
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata alternata2023
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Galerucella tenellaGalerucella tenella2023
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2023
Tetragoneura sylvaticaTetragoneura sylvatica2023
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Common Case-bearerColeophora serratella2023
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023

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Fungi4 species

autumn

2025

Copper Spike · Amanita'r Gwybed · Meadow Waxcap · Ballerina

Copper SpikeChroogomphus rutilus
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2023
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broad-leaved Dock +25

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HederaHedera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Mallard · Teal +73

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Pine Marten · Daubenton's Bat · Otter · Red Deer · Bat

Pine MartenMartes martes
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
OtterLutra lutra2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
BatChiroptera2023

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2026

Cream-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Rhingia campestris · Syritta pipiens · 7-spot Ladybird +63

Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2025
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Water-Lily Leaf BeetleGalerucella nymphaeae2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Bostrichus capucinusBostrichus capucinus
Achaius oratoriusAchaius oratorius2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Plain GoldMicropterix calthella2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2023
Double Orange-spotPammene aurana2023
Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2023
Parsnip MothDepressaria radiella2023
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2023
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata alternata2023
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Galerucella tenellaGalerucella tenella2023
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2023
Tetragoneura sylvaticaTetragoneura sylvatica2023
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Common Case-bearerColeophora serratella2023
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023

🍄

Fungi4 species

autumn

2025

Copper Spike · Amanita'r Gwybed · Meadow Waxcap · Ballerina

Copper SpikeChroogomphus rutilus
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2023
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone · Coltsfoot · Herb-Robert · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Broad-leaved Dock +25

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common NettleUrtica dioica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HederaHedera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
GorseUlex europaeus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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