Forthriver Linear Park 65 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 65 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.61449, -5.97466
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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 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 278m 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Spurge Rust +16 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Spurge Rust +16 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lough Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Follow the gently sloping path along its length, taking in sights such as Lough Neagh & the Sperrin Mountains to the west. Curve back on yourself through open hillside & past a viewpoint highlighting the history of the region, including a rath.
Named route Length 1.5 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Titanic Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Summit Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk along the Tipperary Road through open heath & blanket bog following a waymarked trail to the highest peak in the Belfast Hills, Divis Mountain. Overlooking the city below and with panoramic views of Lough Neagh, the Mournes & Strangford Lough.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 00:50-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Middlepath Street Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Clarendon Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos J3075 : Houses in Altnagarron View off Forthriver Road
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Wildlife to spot
3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +43
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Earwig · Black Bean Aphid · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Flower Bug · Woolly Apple Aphid +22
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum Eupeodes Eupeodes Spurge Rust
Spurge Rust Melampsora euphorbiae Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +43
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Earwig · Black Bean Aphid · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Flower Bug · Woolly Apple Aphid +22
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum Eupeodes Eupeodes Spurge Rust
Spurge Rust Melampsora euphorbiae Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Streamer Anticlea derivata
Streamer Anticlea derivata
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Cordyla crassicornis Cordyla crassicornis2024
Cordyla crassicornis Cordyla crassicornis2024
Boletina trivittata Boletina trivittata2024
Boletina trivittata Boletina trivittata2024
Symmerus annulatus Symmerus annulatus2024
Symmerus annulatus Symmerus annulatus2024
Synapha fasciata Synapha fasciata2024
Synapha fasciata Synapha fasciata2024
Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024
Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024
Anatella unguigera Anatella unguigera2024
Anatella unguigera Anatella unguigera2024
Phronia tenuis Phronia tenuis2024
Phronia tenuis Phronia tenuis2024
Allodia zaitzevi Allodia zaitzevi2024
Allodia zaitzevi Allodia zaitzevi2024
Grzegorzekia collaris Grzegorzekia collaris2024
Grzegorzekia collaris Grzegorzekia collaris2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana2024
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana2024 