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Laurelvale Play Park

1 ha

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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54.36955, -6.45210

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Hooded Crow
☀️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

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Hooded Crow
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Pied Wagtail +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Pied Wagtail +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

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 — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +11 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +11 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ulster Way (Newry Canal section)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

River TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Glen View TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bluebell TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network

Craigavon Cycle TrailCycling route

Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route82 m

Named routeRef 9Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 9Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 9Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 9Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +65

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GuillemotUria aalge
DunlinCalidris alpina
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
RazorbillAlca torda
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KnotCalidris canutus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PuffinFratercula arctica
EiderSomateria mollissima
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +65

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GuillemotUria aalge
DunlinCalidris alpina
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GannetMorus bassanus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
RazorbillAlca torda
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SnipeGallinago gallinago
KnotCalidris canutus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PuffinFratercula arctica
EiderSomateria mollissima
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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