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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Grey Heron 🍄 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Grey Heron 🍄 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Marsh Woundwort, Sea-purslane +49 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Marsh Woundwort, Sea-purslane +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Golden Bootleg, Collared Earthstar · last seen 2025; Fungi — Golden Bootleg, Collared Earthstar · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Water Mint, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lock-Keeper's Pad Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local 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 St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenbank Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 - The Rostrevor Route Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 27 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 City Centre link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,273 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,273 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Shelduck +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Teal Anas crecca2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Tortoiseshell · Ichneumon stramentor · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Leucozona glaucia Golden Bootleg
Golden Bootleg Phaeolepiota aurea 🌿 Plants 46 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Marsh Woundwort · Sea-purslane · Wild Parsnip · Selfheal · Water-plantain +41
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides2023 Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,273 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Shelduck +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Teal Anas crecca2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2021 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2021 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Tortoiseshell · Ichneumon stramentor · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Mesembrina meridiana · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Ichneumon stramentor Ichneumon stramentor Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Leucozona glaucia Golden Bootleg
Golden Bootleg Phaeolepiota aurea 🌿 Plants 46 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Marsh Woundwort · Sea-purslane · Wild Parsnip · Selfheal · Water-plantain +41
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides2023 Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2021
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2021
Silver Y Autographa gamma2021
Silver Y Autographa gamma2021
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2020
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2019
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2019
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2023
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2023
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2021
Harpoon Weed Asparagopsis armata2021
Harpoon Weed Asparagopsis armata2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2020
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2020
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2018
Sea Plantain Plantago maritima2018
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2018
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2018 