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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.46374, -6.32086
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 257m away — 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 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Heart & Dart, Common Footman +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Heart & Dart, Common Footman +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira Loop Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 27 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Loughshore Trail Route 3 - Derrytrasna Loop Cycling route 42 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 42 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Craigavon Cycle Trail Cycling 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 route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 94 Cycling route 177 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 177 km Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Craigavon Lakes Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos J0858 : Path, Lurgan Park
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Wildlife to spot
10,520 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,520 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Rook · Mallard +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Ingrailed Clay · White Ermine · Heart & Dart · Acrossus rufipes · Culiseta annulata +14
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes Mottled Beauty Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,520 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Rook · Mallard +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Ingrailed Clay · White Ermine · Heart & Dart · Acrossus rufipes · Culiseta annulata +14
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata Melanotus castanipes Melanotus castanipes Mottled Beauty Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alcis repandata
Alcis repandata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Donacia cinerea Donacia cinerea
Donacia cinerea Donacia cinerea
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
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