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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 123m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 123m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Meadow Waxcap, Ballerina · last seen 2024; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Meadow Waxcap, Ballerina · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 97Cycling route

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

ecos Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 97Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 97Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.3 km

Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springautumn

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Wren · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PochardAythya ferina
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Peacock · Large White · Honeysuckle Leaf-miner +3

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2024
Sallow DotStigmella salicis
Liriomyza pusillaLiriomyza pusilla2024

🍄

Fungi3 species

autumn

2024

Candlesnuff Fungus · Meadow Waxcap · Ballerina

Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,484 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springautumn

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Wren · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwiftApus apus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PochardAythya ferina
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Peacock · Large White · Honeysuckle Leaf-miner +3

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2024
Sallow DotStigmella salicis
Liriomyza pusillaLiriomyza pusilla2024

🍄

Fungi3 species

autumn

2024

Candlesnuff Fungus · Meadow Waxcap · Ballerina

Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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