Polepatrick Cemetery and Park
16 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
54.76241, -6.59629
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Bullfinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Bullfinch
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Bullfinch, Dipper +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Bullfinch, Dipper +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Shaggy Parasol, Pestle Puffball, Fly Agaric +10 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +28 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
REUBENS GLENWalking route▾
https://walkni.com/walks/reubens-glen/
Named route
Photos
H9091 : Ballyheifer Townland
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
437 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
437 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Bullfinch · Dipper · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird +31
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2016
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2015
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
Brimstone Moth · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White +5
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Shaggy Parasol · Leafy Brain · Conical Brittlestem · Crepidotus · Hare'sfoot Inkcap +8
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Conical BrittlestemParasola conopila
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bluebell · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Common Centaury · Oxeye Daisy +6
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2015
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2015
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
437 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Bullfinch · Dipper · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird +31
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2016
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2015
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
Brimstone Moth · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White +5
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Shaggy Parasol · Leafy Brain · Conical Brittlestem · Crepidotus · Hare'sfoot Inkcap +8
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
- Conical BrittlestemParasola conopila
- CrepidotusCrepidotus
- Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bluebell · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Common Centaury · Oxeye Daisy +6
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2019
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2015
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2015
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactylaWhite Plume MothPterophorus pentadactylaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaLycoperdonLycoperdonLycoperdonLycoperdonTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorPestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliformePestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliformeFly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscariaFly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscariaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaMouse-Ear
Mouse-Ear
Cerastium2015
Cerastium2015
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015GorseUlex2015GorseUlex2015Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2015Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2015Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2015Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2015