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Places › Northern Ireland › Fermanagh and Omagh Getting here
54.63782, -7.29165
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Emperor Moth, Common Green Grasshopper, Eristalis arbustorum +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Moth, Common Green Grasshopper, Eristalis arbustorum +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2015; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2015
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Gortin Glen Forest Park and Mullaghcarn Walking route ▾
https://mountainviews.ie/summit/371/
Named route
Show on map Gortin Forest Nature Trail Walking route ▾
https://outmoreni.com/route/1721-gortin-forest-nature-trail
Named route
Show on map Gortin Forest Pollan Trail Walking route ▾
https://outmoreni.com/route/1722-gortin-forest-pollan-trail
Named route
Show on map Gortin Forest Ladies View Walking route ▾
https://outmoreni.com/route/1720-gortin-forest-ladies-view
Named route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North West Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
Named route Ref 92 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sperrins Route 3 - Struel Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 92 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 92 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 118 m ▾
Named route Ref 92 Length 118 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos H4576 : Mountjoy Forest East
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Wildlife to spot
1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Coal Tit · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +36
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Magpie Pica pica2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2010 Redwing Turdus iliacus2010 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2015 Feral Cat Felis catus Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Emperor Moth · Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum · Fever Fly · 22-spot Ladybird +3
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2019 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Japanese Knotweed · Eared Willow · Gorse · Tormentil · Wood-sorrel +17
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Eared Willow Salix aurita2010 Gorse Ulex europaeus2010 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2010 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2010 Greater Plantain Plantago major2010 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Coal Tit · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +36
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Magpie Pica pica2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Curlew Numenius arquata2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Skylark Alauda arvensis2010 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Rock Dove Columba livia2010 Redwing Turdus iliacus2010 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2015 Feral Cat Felis catus Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Emperor Moth · Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum · Fever Fly · 22-spot Ladybird +3
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2019 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Japanese Knotweed · Eared Willow · Gorse · Tormentil · Wood-sorrel +17
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Eared Willow Salix aurita2010 Gorse Ulex europaeus2010 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2010 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2010 Greater Plantain Plantago major2010 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Alder Alnus glutinosa2010
Alder Alnus glutinosa2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010
Goat Willow Salix caprea2010
Goat Willow Salix caprea2010
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2010
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2010
Remote Sedge Carex remota2010
Remote Sedge Carex remota2010
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2010
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2010
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2010
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2010
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2010
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2010
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2010
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2010
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2010
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2010
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2010
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