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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.66770, -5.95104
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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 🛝 Playground 271m away — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Belfast Castle Estate Trail Walking route ▾
Hilltop Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gentle Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cave Hill Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ballysillan Playing Fields Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (93) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (93) Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 93 Extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 National Cycle Network
Show on map Waterworks Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit · House Sparrow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel +1
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Holly Blue · Eristalis tenax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Common Darter Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit · House Sparrow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pygmy Shrew · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel +1
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Holly Blue · Eristalis tenax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +18
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Common Darter Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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