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Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.17959, -6.27506
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
Strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +42 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wheatear, Red Grouse (scotica), Meadow Pipit +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gold Swift +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gold Swift +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Birch Besom · last seen 2016; Fungi — Birch Besom · last seen 2016
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014
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
650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch +30
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2015 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2014 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2014 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Fox +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2016 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Gold Swift · Common Blue · Common Marbled Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Swallow-tailed Moth +36
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta2015 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2016 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2016 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2016 Birch Besom
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch +30
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2015 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2016 House Martin Delichon urbicum2015 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2014 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2014 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Red Fox +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2016 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Gold Swift · Common Blue · Common Marbled Carpet · Red-green Carpet · Swallow-tailed Moth +36
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta2015 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2016 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2016 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2016 Birch Besom
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024
Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2015
Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2015 Barred Straw
Barred Straw
Gandaritis pyraliata2016
Gandaritis pyraliata2016
Green-veined White Pieris napi2016
Green-veined White Pieris napi2016
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2016
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2016
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2015
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2015
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2015
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2015
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2022
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum2022
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
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2017
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2017
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella2016
Mediterranean Flour Moth Ephestia kuehniella2016
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
Speckled Tip Moth Argyresthia retinella2016
Speckled Tip Moth Argyresthia retinella2016
Yellow-headed Grass-miner Elachista luticomella2016
Yellow-headed Grass-miner Elachista luticomella2016
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
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2015
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2015
Agromyza idaeiana Agromyza idaeiana2015
Agromyza idaeiana Agromyza idaeiana2015
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2015
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2015
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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