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Loughbrickland Crannóg

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Getting here

54.30736, -6.29344

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Hooded Crow
✦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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Hooded Crow
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Rook +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Rook +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Three-cornered Garlic · last seen 2025; Plants — Three-cornered Garlic · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughbrickland/Whyte Estate - Woodland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ulster Way (Newry Canal section)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Newry Canal WayWalking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 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 routeLength 1000 kmRound trip

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 9Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route230 m

Named routeRef 9Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5.9 km

Named routeRef 9Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route408 m

Named routeRef 9Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 9Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Rook · Wren · Grey Heron +65

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
TealAnas crecca2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Three-cornered Garlic

Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,538 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Rook · Wren · Grey Heron +65

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
TealAnas crecca2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Three-cornered Garlic

Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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