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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.66891, -5.98063
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 291m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 291m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Magpie, House Sparrow +59 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 — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Pointed Spear-moss +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Larch Bolete, Redlead Roundhead · last seen 2025; Fungi — Larch Bolete, Redlead Roundhead · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Belfast Castle Estate Trail Walking route ▾
Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gentle Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ballysillan Playing Fields Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
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 National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Waterworks Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3082 : Henderson Food Service Depot, Newtownabbey
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1,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Red Admiral · Garden Stilt +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Larch Bolete · Redlead Roundhead
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Silver Lady's-mantle
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Silver Lady's-mantle Alchemilla conjuncta2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Red Admiral · Garden Stilt +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Larch Bolete · Redlead Roundhead
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei Redlead Roundhead Leratiomyces ceres Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Silver Lady's-mantle
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Silver Lady's-mantle Alchemilla conjuncta2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2023
Palomena prasina2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2023
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta2023
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta2023
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2023
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2023
Polydrusus Polydrusus2023
Polydrusus Polydrusus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 