Maghera Church and Round Tower 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.23780, -5.89631
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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 ✦ 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Curlew, Redshank +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Mallard, Curlew, Redshank +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small White, Small Heath +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small White, Small Heath +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Bush Vetch, Foxglove +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Bush Vetch, Foxglove +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Puffball · last seen 2019; Fungi — Common Puffball · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path Walking route 700 m ▾
Named route Length 700 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - River Trail Walking route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Length 8.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clough to Dundrum Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castlewellan Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue Trail Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Black Trail (The Great Escarpe) Mountain bike route ▾
Castlewellan Forest Park - Red Trail Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Green Trail Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Black Trail (Dolly's Chute) Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos J3734 : Maghera monastic church from the WSW
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Wildlife to spot
2,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mallard · Shelduck · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Common Gull Larus canus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago Turnstone Arenaria interpres Knot Calidris canutus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2022 Red Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bush Vetch · Foxglove · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell +10
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mallard · Shelduck · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Redshank +26
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Common Gull Larus canus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunlin Calidris alpina Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Snipe Gallinago gallinago Turnstone Arenaria interpres Knot Calidris canutus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2022 Red Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bush Vetch · Foxglove · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell +10
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022 2024
2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
Mossy Stonecrop Crassula tillaea2023
Mossy Stonecrop Crassula tillaea2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023 