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Lagan Park

5 ha

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.38180, -6.01935

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Dor Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Dor Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viewpoint TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Treetop TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Darby's LoaninWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Moneynabane TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Shortcut to Car ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2 - The Slieve Croob RouteCycling route25 km

Named routeRef 2Length 25 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 3 - The Legananny RouteCycling route20 km

Named routeRef 3Length 20 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Treetop TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

761 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

761 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Mute Swan · Mallard · Cormorant · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +16

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
PochardAythya ferina2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Red Squirrel · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Dor Beetle · Flounced Rustic · Grey Dagger · Small White · Painted Lady +1

Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2021
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

761 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspringautumn

2024

Mute Swan · Mallard · Cormorant · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +16

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
PochardAythya ferina2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Red Squirrel · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
BadgerMeles meles2023

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Dor Beetle · Flounced Rustic · Grey Dagger · Small White · Painted Lady +1

Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2021
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J2849 : The River Lagan below the Dromore Street Bridge

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