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Getting here
54.87441, -6.48052
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The LAB @ 65 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The LAB @ 65 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Burnished Brass +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos

C9704 : Heron sculpture, Portglenone
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,324 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Pygmy Shrew
- BatChiroptera2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Chirosia betuleti · Liophloeus tessulatus +6
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raspberry · Giant Hogweed
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,324 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Pygmy Shrew
- BatChiroptera2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Chirosia betuleti · Liophloeus tessulatus +6
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raspberry · Giant Hogweed
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024