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54.54261, -5.98197
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Butter Waxcap, Lilac Pinkgill +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Shaggy Scalycap, Butter Waxcap, Lilac Pinkgill +4 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Rose Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Terrace Hill trail, Minnowburn Walking route 1.4 km ▾
The Terrace Hill trail at Minnowburn will take you round the pond, through woodland, and on to a low-walled garden that affords views over the Lagan Valley and beyond. Don't miss the wooden sculptures dotted along the path. Steps & steep slopes.
Named route Length 1.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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20,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Great White Egret Ardea alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Leisler's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Elm Leaf-miner · Swallow-tailed Moth · Azalea Leaf Miner · 7-spot Ladybird +28
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2025 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025 Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Shaggy Scalycap · Scarlet Waxcap · Lilac Pinkgill · Butter Waxcap · Bitter Chocolate Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,410 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Great White Egret Ardea alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Hedgehog · Leisler's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Scarce Bagworm · Elm Leaf-miner · Swallow-tailed Moth · Azalea Leaf Miner · 7-spot Ladybird +28
Scarce Bagworm Bankesia conspurcatella Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2025 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2025 Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Shaggy Scalycap · Scarlet Waxcap · Lilac Pinkgill · Butter Waxcap · Bitter Chocolate Rust
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Lilac Pinkgill Entoloma porphyrophaeum Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Bitter Chocolate Rust Uromyces ficariae Himalayan Balsam · Giant-rhubarb · Rubus dasyphyllus · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Common Duckweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Common Duckweed Lemna minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Yellow Underwing
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba2025
Noctua pronuba2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Empis digramma Empis digramma2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Fern Signaller Pachyrhabda steropodes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Crumomyia pedestris Crumomyia pedestris2025
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2025
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2025
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2025
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2025
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 