Quolie Reservoir No 2 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Mid and East Antrim Getting here
54.95637, -6.14666
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Bog Asphodel, Red Clover +26 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Bog Asphodel, Red Clover +26 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Orange-tip +7 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Orange-tip +7 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol · last seen 2021; Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Dungonnell Way Walking route 15.5 km ▾
Named route Length 15.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos D1814 : Moorland with Forking Burn valley and Quolie Reservoir behind
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Wildlife to spot
324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Robin · Coal Tit · Wren +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Sika Deer · Red Deer · Mountain Hare
Sika Deer Cervus nippon Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2014 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2019 ▾
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady +3
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Cap Cŵyr Parhaol
Cap Cŵyr Parhaol Hygrocybe acutoconica Devil's-bit Scabious · Bog Asphodel · Red Clover
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Red Clover Trifolium pratense2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Robin · Coal Tit · Wren +32
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Sika Deer · Red Deer · Mountain Hare
Sika Deer Cervus nippon Red Deer Cervus elaphus2022 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2014 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2019 ▾
Green-veined White · Small Heath · Orange-tip · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady +3
Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Cap Cŵyr Parhaol
Cap Cŵyr Parhaol Hygrocybe acutoconica Devil's-bit Scabious · Bog Asphodel · Red Clover
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Red Clover Trifolium pratense2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa atalanta
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus 