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Ogle's Fort

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📷 P Flannagan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.44453, -6.29886

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Blackbird
✦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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Blackbird
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Large Yellow Underwing +93 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Large Yellow Underwing +93 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, White Clover +2 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, White Clover +2 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira LoopCycling route27 km

Named routeRef 2Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Loughshore Trail Route 3 - Derrytrasna LoopCycling route42 km

Named routeRef 3Length 42 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network

Craigavon Cycle TrailCycling route

Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 94Cycling route177 km

Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Craigavon Lakes Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumn

2024

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +36

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
SwiftApus apus2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

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Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2022

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2024

Juniper Carpet · Common Earwig

Juniper CarpetThera juniperata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2021

White Clover · Potato

White CloverTrifolium repens
PotatoSolanum tuberosum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,908 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springautumn

2024

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch +36

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
SwiftApus apus2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2022

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2024

Juniper Carpet · Common Earwig

Juniper CarpetThera juniperata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2021

White Clover · Potato

White CloverTrifolium repens
PotatoSolanum tuberosum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 P Flannagan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J1056 : Moss Road, Waringstown.

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