Mourne Esplanade Amentity Area 19 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.05671, -5.99838
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Starling +58 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Starling +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-Foot-Trefoil +38 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-Foot-Trefoil +38 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Manus' Loanen Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glen Loanan Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close - Green Lane Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Manus' Loanen public footpath · 73 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 73 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Manus' Loanen public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Manus' Loanen public footpath · 2 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 - The Cranfield / Greencastle Route Cycling route 19 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 19 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 - The Knockchree Route Cycling route 28 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 28 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 - The Head Road Route Cycling route 26 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 26 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J3113 : Recreation area between the Mourne Esplanade and the clifftop
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Wildlife to spot
948 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 948 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Gannet Morus bassanus2019 Swift Apus apus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +12
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Silver Y Autographa gamma Himalayan Balsam · Green Laver · Herb-Robert
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Green Laver Ulva Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 948 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +25
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Gannet Morus bassanus2019 Swift Apus apus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +12
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Silver Y Autographa gamma Himalayan Balsam · Green Laver · Herb-Robert
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Green Laver Ulva Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2018
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2018
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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