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Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
55.03477, -7.34737
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, White Clover, Japanese Knotweed +16 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, White Clover, Japanese Knotweed +16 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Chrysolina banksii, Eupeodes corollae, Garden Carpet +4 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Chrysolina banksii, Eupeodes corollae, Garden Carpet +4 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 43 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
Show on map Photos C4220 : Lower Galliagh, Derry / Londonderry
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2,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Robin · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Greenfinch +21
Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2012 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2013 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Chrysolina banksii · Eupeodes corollae · Garden Carpet · Common Earwig · Drinker +2
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2022 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022 Drinker Euthrix potatoria2021 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Orange Lichen
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · White Clover · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell · Bluebell +14
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2017 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,991 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Robin · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Greenfinch +21
Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2012 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2013 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Chrysolina banksii · Eupeodes corollae · Garden Carpet · Common Earwig · Drinker +2
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2022 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022 Drinker Euthrix potatoria2021 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Orange Lichen
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · White Clover · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell · Bluebell +14
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2017 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019 Broad-leaved Pondweed
Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton natans2011
Potamogeton natans2011
Sweet-Grass Glyceria2011
Sweet-Grass Glyceria2011
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2011
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2011
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2011
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2011
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2011
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2011
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2011
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2011
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2011
Ivy Hedera helix2011
Ivy Hedera helix2011
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2011
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2011
Elder Sambucus nigra2011
Elder Sambucus nigra2011
Dock Rumex2010
Dock Rumex2010 