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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cryptic Wood White, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Tortoiseshell +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cryptic Wood White, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Tortoiseshell +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lough Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Follow the gently sloping path along its length, taking in sights such as Lough Neagh & the Sperrin Mountains to the west. Curve back on yourself through open hillside & past a viewpoint highlighting the history of the region, including a rath.
Named route Length 1.5 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Summit Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk along the Tipperary Road through open heath & blanket bog following a waymarked trail to the highest peak in the Belfast Hills, Divis Mountain. Overlooking the city below and with panoramic views of Lough Neagh, the Mournes & Strangford Lough.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 00:50-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clarendon Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Woodvale Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J2870 : Visitors Centre at the Colin Glen Forest Park
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4,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,566 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Starling +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slider Terrapins
Slider Terrapins Trachemys 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet · Red Mason Bee · St Marks Fly · Comma · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +24
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2023 Otiorhynchus aurifer 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Farysia thuemenii · Pale Bramble Rust · King Alfred's Cakes · Yellow Club
Farysia thuemenii Farysia thuemenii Pale Bramble Rust Kuehneola uredinis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2024 Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola2023 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,566 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Starling +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slider Terrapins
Slider Terrapins Trachemys 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet · Red Mason Bee · St Marks Fly · Comma · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +24
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae2025 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2023 Otiorhynchus aurifer 🍄 Fungi 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Farysia thuemenii · Pale Bramble Rust · King Alfred's Cakes · Yellow Club
Farysia thuemenii Farysia thuemenii Pale Bramble Rust Kuehneola uredinis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica2024 Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola2023 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus aurifer
Otiorhynchus aurifer
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata2025
Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2025
Phytomyza ranunculi Phytomyza ranunculi2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Empis digramma Empis digramma2024
Empis digramma Empis digramma2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2023
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2023
Catops fuliginosus Catops fuliginosus2023
Catops fuliginosus Catops fuliginosus2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2023
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2023
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2023
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2023
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2023
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023 