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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
54.99250, -6.83984
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Hooded Crow, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Hooded Crow, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +165 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +165 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Choke, Glue Crust, Arthonia atra +4 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Choke, Glue Crust, Arthonia atra +4 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +5 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +5 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Sperrins Way Walking route ▾
Dungiven - Swanns Bridge
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 11 -Eagles Glen Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C7416 : Donalds Hill Quarry
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Wildlife to spot
1,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,424 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Wren · Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Skylark +25
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2017 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Barn Owl Tyto alba2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Curlew Numenius arquata2014 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2014 Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2020 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2018 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broom Moth +3
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Green-veined White Pieris napi2014 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2016 Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2014 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Choke · Glue Crust · Arthonia atra · Deceiver · Hazel Woodwart +2
Choke Epichloe typhina Glue Crust Hydnoporia corrugata Arthonia atra Arthonia atra Deceiver Laccaria laccata Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum Coniocarpon cinnabarinum Coniocarpon cinnabarinum Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera Bluebell · Rowan · Even Scalewort · Hawthorn · Crisped Pincushion +8
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2014 Even Scalewort Radula complanata2014 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2014 Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2014 Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,424 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Wren · Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Skylark +25
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Magpie Pica pica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2017 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Barn Owl Tyto alba2016 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2014 Curlew Numenius arquata2014 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2014 Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles2020 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2015 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2018 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broom Moth +3
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Green-veined White Pieris napi2014 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2016 Broom Moth Ceramica pisi2014 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Choke · Glue Crust · Arthonia atra · Deceiver · Hazel Woodwart +2
Choke Epichloe typhina Glue Crust Hydnoporia corrugata Arthonia atra Arthonia atra Deceiver Laccaria laccata Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum Coniocarpon cinnabarinum Coniocarpon cinnabarinum Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera Bluebell · Rowan · Even Scalewort · Hawthorn · Crisped Pincushion +8
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2014 Even Scalewort Radula complanata2014 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2014 Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2014 Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus2014
Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus2014
Northern Eggar Lasiocampa quercus callunae2014
Northern Eggar Lasiocampa quercus callunae2014 2014
2014
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2014
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2014
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2014
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2014
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2014
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2014
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2014
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2014
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2014
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2014
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2014
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2014
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014 