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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.17776, -6.33070
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Knotweed +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 J0926 : St Patrick's CoI Church viewed from Monk's Hill Road
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Wildlife to spot
1,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Grey Heron · Robin · Swift · Magpie +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Leucozona lucorum · Lily Beetle · Phaonia subventa · Bedstraw Hawk-moth · Volucella pellucens +14
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Nemopoda nitidula 🌿 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 1,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Grey Heron · Robin · Swift · Magpie +36
Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2019 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2021 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Leucozona lucorum · Lily Beetle · Phaonia subventa · Bedstraw Hawk-moth · Volucella pellucens +14
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Nemopoda nitidula 🌿 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
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Nemopoda nitidula
Nemopoda nitidula
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
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
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2020
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019 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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