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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
54.71753, -6.22469
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Mann's Garden Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Mann's Garden Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Hooded Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +34 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Garden Carpet +254 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route177 km▾
Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network
Mill Race Trail RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim LoopCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7.7 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route369 m▾
Named routeRef 94Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
J1486 : "Canal", Antrim (1)
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,619 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Magpie +33
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +7
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi2025
- Ilex Leaf-miner
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Olive Earthtongue · Meadow Coral +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Snowy Waxcap
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,619 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Magpie +33
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · White-spot Dot +7
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot DotEctoedemia heringi2025
- Ilex Leaf-miner
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Olive Earthtongue · Meadow Coral +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Snowy Waxcap
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Crazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumCrazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumEarthtongueGeoglossumEarthtongueGeoglossumDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxDeceptive EarthtongueGeoglossum fallaxJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaConical BrittlestemParasola conopilaGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiGolovinomyces asperifoliiMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransPointed ClubClavaria falcataPointed ClubClavaria falcataSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaDermoloma