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Getting here
54.71622, -6.22405
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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 Mute Swan and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Mann's Garden Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Mann's Garden Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Hooded Crow, Grey Heron +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +33 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Garden Carpet +258 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
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Wildlife to spot
26,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,812 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow +33
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +12
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot Dot
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow Coral
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,812 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow +33
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Otter
Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Eristalis pertinax · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +12
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025
- Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- White-spot Dot
Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Candlesnuff Fungus +16
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Olive EarthtongueMicroglossum olivaceum agg.
- Meadow Coral
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectoedemia heringi2025
Ectoedemia heringi2025
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Netelia ineditaNetelia inedita2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Clavulinopsis corniculata
Clavulinopsis corniculata
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 fragransDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaDermolomaPointed ClubClavaria falcataPointed ClubClavaria falcataSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida