🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
↑ Share
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Mid and East Antrim Getting here
54.84474, -5.88737
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Swallow, Rook +39 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Magpie, Swallow, Rook +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Green-veined White, Beautiful Crescent +8 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Green-veined White, Beautiful Crescent +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell · last seen 2022; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Antrim Hills Way Walking route 35 km ▾
Slemish to Glenarm
Named route Length 35 km Regional walking route
Show on map Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 31 km ▾
Ballynure to Glenarm
Named route Length 31 km Regional walking route
Show on map Causeway Coast and Glens - 9 - Salllagh Braes Walk Walking route 10.8 km ▾
Named route Length 10.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Garden Trail Walking route ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 130 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 130 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 201 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 201 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 711 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 711 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: 21a2c707-e754-494f-95db-0c671f85252a
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
326 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Magpie · Swallow · Rook · Starling · Coal Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2014 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2014 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2011 Rock Dove Columba livia2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Redwing Turdus iliacus2010 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2011 Swift Apus apus2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2011 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2013 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Green-veined White · Beautiful Crescent · Ringlet · Meadow Brown +6
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017 Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Beautiful Crescent Grapholita jungiella Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2022 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Bluebell
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Magpie · Swallow · Rook · Starling · Coal Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Blackbird Turdus merula2014 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2014 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2011 Skylark Alauda arvensis2011 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2014 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Linnet Linaria cannabina2011 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2011 Rock Dove Columba livia2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Redwing Turdus iliacus2010 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2011 Swift Apus apus2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2011 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2013 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Green-veined White · Beautiful Crescent · Ringlet · Meadow Brown +6
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017 Green-veined White Pieris napi2013 Beautiful Crescent Grapholita jungiella Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2022 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Bluebell
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2016
Pararge aegeria2016
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2015
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2015
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2015
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma2015
Peacock Aglais io2013
Peacock Aglais io2013
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2011
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2011 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
