Northwood Linear Park 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.62472, -5.92661
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eupeodes, 10-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eupeodes, 10-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Titanic Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridge Trail, Belfast Area Walking route 6.7 km ▾
On this circular, take in 180-degree views across Belfast & further afield, including the Antrim Plateau to the north, Scotland to the east & the Mournes to the south. There's also a huge variety of wildlife and flora to look out for along the way.
Named route Length 6.7 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Knocknagoney Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Hooded Crow · Goldfinch +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Earwig +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Sea-kale · Raspberry
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sea-kale Crambe maritima2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Hooded Crow · Goldfinch +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Earwig +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Liverwort · Sea-kale · Raspberry
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Sea-kale Crambe maritima2025 Raspberry Rubus idaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Bean Aphid
Black Bean Aphid
Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Agapetus Agapetus2025
Agapetus Agapetus2025
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi2025
Criorhina ranunculi Criorhina ranunculi2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025 2025
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