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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.33367, -6.33007
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2017; Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2017
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Amphibious Bistort, Germander Speedwell +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Amphibious Bistort, Germander Speedwell +2 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughbrickland/Whyte Estate - Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ulster Way (Newry Canal section) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Newry Canal Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Named route Length 32 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 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 10 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 Newry Canal Towpath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 5.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J0844 : Lisnagade fort near Scarva
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Wildlife to spot
673 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 673 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Treecreeper +12
Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2017 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +12
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Dryad's Saddle
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus Bluebell · Amphibious Bistort · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Primrose
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2018 Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Primrose Primula vulgaris2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 673 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Treecreeper +12
Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2017 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +12
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Dryad's Saddle
Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus Bluebell · Amphibious Bistort · Germander Speedwell · Lesser Stitchwort · Primrose
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2018 Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Primrose Primula vulgaris2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019 