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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.18262, -6.27148
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Wheatear, Wren +49 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swift, Wheatear, Wren +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gold Swift +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gold Swift +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cristulariella depraedans, Birch Besom, Meadowsweet Rust · last seen 2020; Fungi — Cristulariella depraedans, Birch Besom, Meadowsweet Rust · last seen 2020
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marsh Woundwort, Great Willowherb, Tormentil +4 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Marsh Woundwort, Great Willowherb, Tormentil +4 more · last seen 2015
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional 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 Moyle Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Waterfoot to Ballycastle
Named route Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos D1038 : A motte in Ballydurnian
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Wildlife to spot
787 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Swift · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird +30
Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2017 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Sika Deer +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Sika Deer Cervus nippon 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2016 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue · Common Marbled Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Swallow-tailed Moth · Barred Straw +34
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2016 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2016 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2016 Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2016 Cristulariella depraedans
Cristulariella depraedans Cristulariella depraedans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Swift · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird +30
Swift Apus apus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus2017 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2017 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Sika Deer +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Sika Deer Cervus nippon 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2016 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue · Common Marbled Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Swallow-tailed Moth · Barred Straw +34
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2016 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2016 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2016 Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2016 Cristulariella depraedans
Cristulariella depraedans Cristulariella depraedans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2016
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2016
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2022
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa2018
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa2018
Hawthorn Berry Moth Blastodacna hellerella2018
Hawthorn Berry Moth Blastodacna hellerella2018
White-barred Tortrix Olindia schumacherana2018
White-barred Tortrix Olindia schumacherana2018
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella2016
Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella2016
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2016
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2016
Silver Y Autographa gamma2016
Silver Y Autographa gamma2016
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2016
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2016
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2016
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2016
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2016
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2016
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2016
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2016
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2016
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2016
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2016
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2016
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2016
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2016
Yellow-headed Grass-miner Elachista luticomella2016
Yellow-headed Grass-miner Elachista luticomella2016
Speckled Tip Moth Argyresthia retinella2016
Speckled Tip Moth Argyresthia retinella2016
Green-veined White Pieris napi2016
Green-veined White Pieris napi2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella2016
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella2016
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2016
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2016
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella2016
Blackberry Skeletoniser Schreckensteinia festaliella2016
Plain Gold Micropterix calthella2016
Plain Gold Micropterix calthella2016 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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