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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.22939, -6.29128
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
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Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Fulmar, Razorbill, Oystercatcher +39 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Fulmar, Razorbill, Oystercatcher +39 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +120 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +120 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Rags, Sea Beech, Common Knapweed +76 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Rags, Sea Beech, Common Knapweed +76 more · last seen 2024
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Moyle Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Waterfoot to Ballycastle
Named route Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Carrick-a-Rede Coastal Walk, Carrick-a-Rede Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Trace the coastline over windswept grasslands & winding rocky paths to Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. For those brave enough to cross the bridge, there's a birds-eye view of clear green water & ancient caverns below. Gravel & uneven tracks, unfenced cliffs.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Razorbill · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Shag +25
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Razorbill Alca torda Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Puffin Fratercula arctica2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2018 Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2019 Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus2018 Lesser Yellow Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Peacock · Spruce Carpet · Silver Y +53
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Peacock Aglais io2020 Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2018 Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Knapweed · Primrose · Grass-of-Parnassus · Ribwort Plantain · Gorse +10
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Primrose Primula vulgaris Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2023 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Gorse Ulex europaeus Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Fulmar · Razorbill · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Shag +25
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Razorbill Alca torda Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Puffin Fratercula arctica2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2018 Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2019 Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus2018 Lesser Yellow Underwing · Large Yellow Underwing · Peacock · Spruce Carpet · Silver Y +53
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018 Peacock Aglais io2020 Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2018 Silver Y Autographa gamma2018 Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Knapweed · Primrose · Grass-of-Parnassus · Ribwort Plantain · Gorse +10
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Primrose Primula vulgaris Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2023 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Gorse Ulex europaeus Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2018
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2018
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2018
Anomalous Stilbia anomala2018
Anomalous Stilbia anomala2018
Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg.2018
Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg.2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2018
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2018
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2018
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus
Hybos Hybos
Hybos Hybos
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans
Phaonia errans Phaonia errans
Rhingia Rhingia2023
Rhingia Rhingia2023
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2018
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2018
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2018
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2018
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2018
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea2018
Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea2018
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2018
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2018
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2018
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2018
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2018
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2018
Annulet Charissa obscurata2018
Annulet Charissa obscurata2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2018
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2018
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2018
Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea2018
Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea2018
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2018
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota2018
Sharp-angled Carpet Euphyia unangulata2018
Sharp-angled Carpet Euphyia unangulata2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2018
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2018
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2018
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2018
Rosy Minor Litoligia literosa2018
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2018
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2018
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2018
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2018
Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata2018
Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata2018 Thrift
Thrift
Armeria maritima2023
Armeria maritima2023
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2023
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2022
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2022
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2022
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2022
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2020
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2020
Dark red crusts Rhodophyta2018
Dark red crusts Rhodophyta2018
Red Rags Dilsea carnosa2018
Red Rags Dilsea carnosa2018
Heterosiphonia plumosa Heterosiphonia plumosa2018
Heterosiphonia plumosa Heterosiphonia plumosa2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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