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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +46 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +46 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg. +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg. +77 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Giant-rhubarb, Japanese Knotweed +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Giant-rhubarb, Japanese Knotweed +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Raa Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Photos J2589 : Holestone House Gates
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890 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin +15
Swift Apus apus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Large Yellow Underwing · Flame Shoulder · Green-veined White · Common Rustic agg. · Speckled Wood +72
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Dotted Clay Xestia baja Giant Hogweed · Foxglove · Japanese Knotweed · Perennial Cornflower · Red Campion +6
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2020 Red Campion Silene dioica2020 Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 890 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin +15
Swift Apus apus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2017 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Large Yellow Underwing · Flame Shoulder · Green-veined White · Common Rustic agg. · Speckled Wood +72
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2023 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2023 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Dotted Clay Xestia baja Giant Hogweed · Foxglove · Japanese Knotweed · Perennial Cornflower · Red Campion +6
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2021 Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2020 Red Campion Silene dioica2020 Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2013
2013
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2013
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2013
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2023
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2023
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2018
Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2018
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa2018
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2018
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2018
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2014
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2013
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2013
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2023
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2020
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2020
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2018
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2017
Silver Y Autographa gamma2017
Peacock Aglais io2014
Peacock Aglais io2014
Large White Pieris brassicae2014
Large White Pieris brassicae2014
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2014
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2014
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica2014
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica2014
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2014
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica2014
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2013
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2013
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2013
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2013
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2013
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2013
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2013
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2013
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2013
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2013
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2013
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2013
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2013
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2013
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2013
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2013
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2013
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2013
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2013
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2013
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2023
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae2023
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2023
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2023
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2023
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2023
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2018
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2018
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2018
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2018
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2018
Lychnis Hadena bicruris2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2018
Campion Sideridis rivularis2018
Campion Sideridis rivularis2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2018
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2018
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2018
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2018
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2018
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2018
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina2018
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2018
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2018
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2018
Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2018
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2018
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2018
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2018
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2018
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2018
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2017
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2017
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2017
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2017
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata2017
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2017
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2015
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2015
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2013
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2013
Sharp-angled Carpet Euphyia unangulata2013
Sharp-angled Carpet Euphyia unangulata2013
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2013
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2013 2020
2020
Honesty Lunaria annua2020
Honesty Lunaria annua2020
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2020
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2020
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2015
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2015
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2015
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2015
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2015
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica2015 