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🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
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54.09938, -6.18971
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Synge & Byrne, Kilbroney Forest Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Synge & Byrne, Kilbroney Forest Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Two-spined Acaena +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Two-spined Acaena +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cloughmore Trail Walking route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Length 2.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Yelverton Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fairy Glen Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Old Schoolhouse Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fairy Glen public footpath · 351 m ▾
Ancient pathway leading to St Bronagh's Church. Now in daily use. Not part of the Rostrevor MTB trails.
Public path public footpath Length 351 m Surface gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Fairy Glen public footpath · 7 m ▾
Ancient pathway leading to St Bronagh's Church. Now in daily use. Not part of the Rostrevor MTB trails.
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Fairy Glen public footpath · 292 m ▾
Ancient pathway leading to St Bronagh's Church. Now in daily use. Not part of the Rostrevor MTB trails.
Public path public footpath Length 292 m Surface gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 - The Rostrevor Route Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 27 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rostrevor Forest - X-country MTB Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 12 Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 12
Show on map Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section13 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section20 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 3 Mountain bike route ▾
Rostrevor Forest - x-country MTB - Section 4 Mountain bike route ▾
Photos J1818 : Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor
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1,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,619 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hooded Crow · Robin · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser +39
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra Fox Moth · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +10
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus 🌿 Plants 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Two-spined Acaena · Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Bog Pimpernel · Pirri-pirri-bur +32
Two-spined Acaena Acaena ovalifolia2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023 Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Himalayan Knotweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,619 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hooded Crow · Robin · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Red-breasted Merganser +39
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra Fox Moth · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +10
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus 🌿 Plants 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Two-spined Acaena · Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Bog Pimpernel · Pirri-pirri-bur +32
Two-spined Acaena Acaena ovalifolia2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023 Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella Pirri-pirri-bur Acaena novae-zelandiae Himalayan Knotweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra2024
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra2024
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2023
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2022
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022 Koenigia polystachya
Koenigia polystachya
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2024
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2024
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2024
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2024
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis2024
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis2024
Sea Campion Silene uniflora2024
Sea Campion Silene uniflora2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Thrift Armeria maritima2024
Thrift Armeria maritima2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2024
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2024
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2024
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2024
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2023
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus2023
Fissidens Fissidens2023
Fissidens Fissidens2023
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma2023
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma2023
Plagiochila spinulosa Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Plagiochila spinulosa Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2023
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2023
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2023
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea2023
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea2023 