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Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.60606, -5.95943
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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 183m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 183m away — 16 car parks within reach £ 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, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Spurge Rust, Wood Pinkgill · last seen 2025; Fungi — Spurge Rust, Wood Pinkgill · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Memories of Castlereagh Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route 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 83 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 Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Middlepath Street Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Lesser Black-backed Gull +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 2-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eupeodes · Speckled Hazel Dot · Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner +24
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Eupeodes Eupeodes Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella Syrphus Syrphus Sphaerophoria scripta Spurge Rust
Spurge Rust Melampsora euphorbiae 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
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 3,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Coot · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Lesser Black-backed Gull +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2024 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 2-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eupeodes · Speckled Hazel Dot · Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner +24
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Eupeodes Eupeodes Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella Syrphus Syrphus Sphaerophoria scripta Spurge Rust
Spurge Rust Melampsora euphorbiae 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
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
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Myrmica Myrmica2024
Myrmica Myrmica2024
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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