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Places › Northern Ireland › Lisburn and Castlereagh Getting here
54.53502, -6.00746
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Banded Demoiselle +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Banded Demoiselle +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Wood Speedwell Rust, Celandine Clustercup Rust +7 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Wood Speedwell Rust, Celandine Clustercup Rust +7 more · last seen 2025
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 9
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Rose Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Terrace Hill trail, Minnowburn Walking route 1.4 km ▾
The Terrace Hill trail at Minnowburn will take you round the pond, through woodland, and on to a low-walled garden that affords views over the Lagan Valley and beyond. Don't miss the wooden sculptures dotted along the path. Steps & steep slopes.
Named route Length 1.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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6,781 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,781 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Woodpigeon +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great White Egret Ardea alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat +1
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +18
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Scalycap · Wood Speedwell Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,781 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Woodpigeon +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rook Corvus frugilegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great White Egret Ardea alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat +1
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +18
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🍄 Fungi 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shaggy Scalycap · Wood Speedwell Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Wood Speedwell Rust Puccinia veronicae2024 Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed +1
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2024
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2024
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni2024
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni2024
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2024
Phytoliriomyza melampyga Phytoliriomyza melampyga2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 