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Magheradool Fort

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54.37780, -5.87243

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Grebe
✦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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Grebe
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Moorhen +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +57 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +57 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +10 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viewpoint TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Green LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bog LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Moneynabane TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Riverside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2 - The Slieve Croob RouteCycling route25 km

Named routeRef 2Length 25 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Woodpigeon +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CootFulica atra2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

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Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Rabbit · Pine Marten · Wood Mouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Giant-rhubarb

Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Woodpigeon +40

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CootFulica atra2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
PochardAythya ferina2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Rabbit · Pine Marten · Wood Mouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Giant-rhubarb

Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eric Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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