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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.17265, -6.33756
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Measured Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Measured Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way (Newry Canal section) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Dog Kennel Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 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 Carlingford Lough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map City Centre link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Carnbane Way and Craigmore Way Cycleway / Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 6.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J0826 : A statue of John Mitchel at John Mitchel Place
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Wildlife to spot
2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Grey Heron · Starling · Hooded Crow +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Leucozona lucorum · Phaonia subventa · Bedstraw Hawk-moth · Volucella pellucens · Sphaerophoria scripta +12
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula Ferdinandea cuprea 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Raspberry +8
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Raspberry Rubus idaeus Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,909 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Grey Heron · Starling · Hooded Crow +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Leucozona lucorum · Phaonia subventa · Bedstraw Hawk-moth · Volucella pellucens · Sphaerophoria scripta +12
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula Ferdinandea cuprea 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Raspberry +8
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Raspberry Rubus idaeus Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021 2023
2023
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2022
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2022
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2022
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2022
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2022
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2022
White Stonecrop Sedum album2022
White Stonecrop Sedum album2022
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022
Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2021
Giant Knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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