Layd Old Church (ruins) 0 ha
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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.09203, -6.05002
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coral Weed, Green Laver, Dark red crusts +85 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coral Weed, Green Laver, Dark red crusts +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sea Ivory, Common Orange Lichen, Black Lichen +3 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Sea Ivory, Common Orange Lichen, Black Lichen +3 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Leptura quadrifasciata, Syrphus +15 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Leptura quadrifasciata, Syrphus +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cushendun Village Circular Trail, Cushendun Walking route 1.9 km ▾
https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/cushendun-national-trust
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,003 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Swallow · Song Thrush · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Rabbit · Red Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
House-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Small Tortoiseshell
House-fly Musca domestica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Black Lichen
Black Lichen Lichina pygmaea Japanese Knotweed · False Irish Moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Coral Weed · Lomentaria articulata +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica False Irish Moss Mastocarpus stellatus2021 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2022 Coral Weed Corallina officinalis2021 Lomentaria articulata Lomentaria articulata2021 Carrageen Chondrus crispus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,003 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Swallow · Song Thrush · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Rabbit · Red Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
House-fly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Small Tortoiseshell
House-fly Musca domestica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Black Lichen
Black Lichen Lichina pygmaea Japanese Knotweed · False Irish Moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Coral Weed · Lomentaria articulata +4
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica False Irish Moss Mastocarpus stellatus2021 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2022 Coral Weed Corallina officinalis2021 Lomentaria articulata Lomentaria articulata2021 Carrageen Chondrus crispus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Green Laver Ulva2021
Green Laver Ulva2021
Cladophora rupestris Cladophora rupestris2021
Cladophora rupestris Cladophora rupestris2021
Coral Maërl Lithothamnion corallioides2021
Coral Maërl Lithothamnion corallioides2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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