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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.36211, -5.89297
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▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard ✦ 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
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +50 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 — Green Shieldbug, Small Tortoiseshell, Hairy Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Small Tortoiseshell, Hairy Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Fly Agaric · last seen 2021; Fungi — Fly Agaric · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Creeping Buttercup +3 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Creeping Buttercup +3 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viewpoint Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Treetop Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Green Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bog Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Moneynabane Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Treetop Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3648 : The Dunmore Road near Ballynahinch
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Wildlife to spot
2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Little Grebe +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Comma · Hairy Shieldbug · Red Admiral +12
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Comma Polygonia c-album Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Little Grebe +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Comma · Hairy Shieldbug · Red Admiral +12
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Comma Polygonia c-album Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Macroglossum stellatarum
Macroglossum stellatarum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
Silver Y Autographa gamma2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2024
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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