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54.54195, -5.98369
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Scarce Bagworm, Syrphus +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Scarce Bagworm, Syrphus +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Butter Waxcap, Wood Speedwell Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Butter Waxcap, Wood Speedwell Rust · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Rose Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Terrace Hill trail, Minnowburn Walking route 1.4 km ▾
The Terrace Hill trail at Minnowburn will take you round the pond, through woodland, and on to a low-walled garden that affords views over the Lagan Valley and beyond. Don't miss the wooden sculptures dotted along the path. Steps & steep slopes.
Named route Length 1.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great White Egret Ardea alba Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · American Mink +1
Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Elm Leaf-miner · Swallow-tailed Moth · Azalea Leaf Miner · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2025 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025 Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Shaggy Scalycap · Butter Waxcap
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Himalayan Balsam · Toothwort · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,265 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great White Egret Ardea alba Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit · American Mink +1
Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus American Mink Neovison vison Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Elm Leaf-miner · Swallow-tailed Moth · Azalea Leaf Miner · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2025 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025 Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Shaggy Scalycap · Butter Waxcap
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Himalayan Balsam · Toothwort · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 