Millisle Community Garden 1 ha
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54.60365, -5.52529
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Scarce Bagworm, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Scarce Bagworm, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Designated Footpath 68 Walking route ▾
Boundary Walk, Mount Stewart Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Passes through a historic landscape of mixed farmland, woodlands and archaeological remains.
Named route Length 9.5 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Demense Walk, Mount Stewart Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Redshank · Common Gull · Oystercatcher +37
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Eider Somateria mollissima Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shag Gulosus aristotelis Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Dunlin Calidris alpina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rook Corvus frugilegus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes Scarce Bagworm · Green Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · Lunar Hornet Moth · Cinnabar +4
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2025 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Redshank · Common Gull · Oystercatcher +37
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Eider Somateria mollissima Curlew Numenius arquata Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shag Gulosus aristotelis Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Dunlin Calidris alpina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rook Corvus frugilegus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes Scarce Bagworm · Green Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · Lunar Hornet Moth · Cinnabar +4
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2025 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Phytomyza astrantiae Phytomyza astrantiae2025
Phytomyza astrantiae Phytomyza astrantiae2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
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