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Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
55.01749, -7.35383
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 96m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 96m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen · last seen 2010
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Common Blue Damselfly, White Ermine · last seen 2020; Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Common Blue Damselfly, White Ermine · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Maggie Murphy's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 Cycling route 54 km ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Length 54 km International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling 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 route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Inis Eoghain Cycleway Cycling route 60.8 km ▾
Named route Length 60.8 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos C4119 : Ballymagroaty, Derry / Londonderry
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Wildlife to spot
3,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,749 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Starling +20
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2016 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2015 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2020 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · White Ermine · Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · White Clover · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2017 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,749 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Starling +20
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2016 Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2016 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2016 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2015 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel +2
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2020 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · White Ermine · Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · White Clover · Japanese Knotweed · Spanish Bluebell +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria White Clover Trifolium repens2020 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2017 Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2021 2017
2017
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