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Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Lisburn and Castlereagh Getting here
54.43397, -5.92891
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Bramble, Hawthorn +25 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ivy, Bramble, Hawthorn +25 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Neoascia podagrica, Rhingia campestris, Eupeodes latifasciatus +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Neoascia podagrica, Rhingia campestris, Eupeodes latifasciatus +45 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lough Park Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Windmill Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Highway to Health - Ballynahinch Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos J3455 : Field, Magheraknock
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Wildlife to spot
1,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,776 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Starling · Great Tit +37
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Teal Anas crecca Linnet Linaria cannabina Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Common Carder Bee · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee · Rhingia campestris · Western Honey Bee +15
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bramble · Ivy · Hawthorn · Cleavers · Bluebell +19
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,776 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Starling · Great Tit +37
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Teal Anas crecca Linnet Linaria cannabina Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Common Carder Bee · Yellow-legged Furrow Bee · Rhingia campestris · Western Honey Bee +15
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bramble · Ivy · Hawthorn · Cleavers · Bluebell +19
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
White-footed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucopus2023
White-footed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucopus2023
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2023
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2023
Neoascia podagrica Neoascia podagrica2023
Small Flecked Mining Bee Andrena coitana2023
Small Flecked Mining Bee Andrena coitana2023
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2023
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2023 Sweet Vernal-grass
Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Foxtail Alopecurus
Foxtail Alopecurus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Gorse Ulex
Gorse Ulex
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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