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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.21803, -5.97816
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Amanita citrina, Cladonia furcata +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Amanita citrina, Cladonia furcata +8 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rhododendron, Two-spined Acaena, Cherry Laurel +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rhododendron, Two-spined Acaena, Cherry Laurel +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path Walking route 700 m ▾
Named route Length 700 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - River Trail Walking route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Length 8.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Lower Trassey Track public footpath · 481 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 481 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 5 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 Castlewellan Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue Trail Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Green Trail Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Red Trail Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Photos J3131 : The King's Grave, Tollymore Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Willow Warbler · Mistle Thrush +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Red Squirrel · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Pine Marten · Fallow Deer +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Pale Tussock · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Philopotamus montanus · Pine Cone Bug +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2022 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes Amanita'r Gwybed · Amanita citrina · Cladonia furcata · Lumpy Bracket · Jelly Tooth +1
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Amanita citrina Amanita citrina Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata2021 Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2020 Jelly Tooth Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2019 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2019 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Pimpernel · Bell Heather
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024 Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Willow Warbler · Mistle Thrush +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Red Squirrel · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Pine Marten · Fallow Deer +1
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Pale Tussock · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Philopotamus montanus · Pine Cone Bug +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2022 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes Amanita'r Gwybed · Amanita citrina · Cladonia furcata · Lumpy Bracket · Jelly Tooth +1
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Amanita citrina Amanita citrina Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata2021 Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa2020 Jelly Tooth Pseudohydnum gelatinosum2019 Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon2019 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Yellow Pimpernel · Bell Heather
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024 Bell Heather Erica cinerea2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2024
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2024
Ichneumon xanthorius Ichneumon xanthorius2024
Ichneumon xanthorius Ichneumon xanthorius2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2021
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2021
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2020
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2020
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2019
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2019
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2019 