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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.12287, -6.38932
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Forkhill Route Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 3 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map Carlingford Lough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Forkhill Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J0520 : Meigh's Telephone Exchange
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370 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 370 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2018 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2015 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2015 Curlew Numenius arquata2014 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2014 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2014 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2014 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2014 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2014 Gannet Morus bassanus2014 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2014 Razorbill Alca torda2014 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2014 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2020 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Peacock · Ringlet +26
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Peacock Aglais io2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Leafy Brain · Purple Jellydisc · Hairy Curtain Crust
Leafy Brain Phaeotremella foliacea Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Parrot's-feather · Barren Strawberry · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Heath Speedwell +10
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2021 Pirri-Pirri-Bur Acaena anserinifolia x inermis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 370 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2018 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2015 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2015 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2015 Curlew Numenius arquata2014 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2014 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2014 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2014 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2014 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2014 Gannet Morus bassanus2014 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2014 Razorbill Alca torda2014 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2014 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2020 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Peacock · Ringlet +26
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Peacock Aglais io2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Leafy Brain · Purple Jellydisc · Hairy Curtain Crust
Leafy Brain Phaeotremella foliacea Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Parrot's-feather · Barren Strawberry · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Heath Speedwell +10
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2021 Pirri-Pirri-Bur Acaena anserinifolia x inermis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae2020
Aglais urticae2020
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2020
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2020
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2017
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2017
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2018
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2018
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2017
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2017
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2014
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2014
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2018
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2018
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Melanostoma Melanostoma2017
Melanostoma Melanostoma2017
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea2014
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea2014
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2014
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2014
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2014
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2014
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2014
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2014
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta2014
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta2014
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2014
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2014
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2012
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2012 Bittersweet
Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara2018
Solanum dulcamara2018
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2011
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2011
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2011
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2011
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2011
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2011
Fissidens Fissidens2011
Fissidens Fissidens2011
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2011
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Water-Starwort Callitriche2011
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2011
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2011 