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Lord Lurgan Memorial Park

16 ha

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

54.47059, -6.33750

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Heart & Dart, Common Footman +105 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Heart & Dart, Common Footman +105 more · last seen 2025

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira LoopCycling route27 km

Named routeRef 2Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Loughshore Trail Route 3 - Derrytrasna LoopCycling route42 km

Named routeRef 3Length 42 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

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

Route 94Cycling route177 km

Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Craigavon Lakes Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Rook · Mallard +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Ingrailed Clay · White Ermine · Heart & Dart · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Acrossus rufipes +18

Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Donacia cinereaDonacia cinerea
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,416 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Rook · Mallard +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Ingrailed Clay · White Ermine · Heart & Dart · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Acrossus rufipes +18

Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Donacia cinereaDonacia cinerea
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J0859 : Train departing Lurgan station (June 2014)

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🌱Lurgan ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Tannaghmore GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Waringstown Red WoodsUrban park4.8 km→✦Brownlow HouseHistoric site800 m→⛳Craigavon Golf CourseGolf course1.7 km→⛳Lurgan Golf CourseGolf course1.4 km→

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