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Magheramorne House

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54.81404, -5.77915

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Red-breasted Merganser
✦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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Red-breasted Merganser
✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Knapweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Knapweed · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route

Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 93Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route711 m

Named routeRef 93Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 93Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Red-breasted Merganser · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Eider +47

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
SwallowHirundo rustica
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Common TernSterna hirundo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Red-breasted Merganser · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Eider +47

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
SwallowHirundo rustica
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Common TernSterna hirundo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4298 : Shore Road, entrance to Magheramorne House

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