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Kilfennan Valley Park

2 ha

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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55.00546, -7.27604

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 169m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 169m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 1Cycling route54 km

Named routeRef EV1Length 54 kmInternational cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 92Cycling route

Ballinamallard to Londonderry

Named routeRef 92National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling 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 routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Inis Eoghain CyclewayCycling route60.8 km

Named routeLength 60.8 kmRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 38.6 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia

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Insects3 species

spring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Salmonberry

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,830 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedshankTringa totanus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Salmonberry

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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