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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Wren, Robin +27 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Wren, Robin +27 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Tufted-sedge, Water Mint +161 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Tufted-sedge, Water Mint +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Bulrush, Lesser Bulrush +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2016; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route

Sliabh Beagh WayWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Killyfole Lough Nature WalkWalking route2.3 km

Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sliabh Beagh Route 5 - Carrick Na Brattogh TrailCycling route31 km

Named routeRef 5Length 31 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Sliabh Beagh Route 3 - Finn TrailCycling route29 km

Named routeRef 3Length 29 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Sliabh Beagh Route 4 - Teiges Hill TrailCycling route34 km

Named routeRef 4Length 34 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Kingfisher Cycle Trail - Southern Loop (Ride 2)Cycling route

Named routeRef KCT2Round tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

455 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

summer

2022

Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Collared Dove · Dunnock +6

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
MagpiePica pica2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2015

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2016

Small Tortoiseshell

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants164 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Tufted-sedge · Water Mint · Tormentil · Common Figwort +159

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2016
Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016
Common ReedPhragmites australis2016
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016
Common DuckweedLemna minor2016
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2016
BulrushTypha latifolia2016
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2016
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2016
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris2016
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2016
CowbaneCicuta virosa2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2016
TimothyPhleum pratense2016
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2016
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2016
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2016
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2016
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Rosa caninaRosa canina2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2016
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2016
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2016
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2016
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2016
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2016
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2016
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016
LindenTilia2016
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2016
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2016
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2016
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2016
BeechFagus sylvatica2016
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2016
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2016
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2016
Remote SedgeCarex remota2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2016
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
Common CouchElymus repens2016
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2016
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2016
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016
NipplewortLapsana communis2016
Greater PlantainPlantago major2016
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2016
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2016
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
Goat WillowSalix caprea2016
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

summer

2022

Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Collared Dove · Dunnock +6

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
MagpiePica pica2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2015

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2016

Small Tortoiseshell

Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae

🌿

Plants164 species

autumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Tufted-sedge · Water Mint · Tormentil · Common Figwort +159

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2016
Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016
Common ReedPhragmites australis2016
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016
Common DuckweedLemna minor2016
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2016
BulrushTypha latifolia2016
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2016
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2016
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris2016
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2016
CowbaneCicuta virosa2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2016
TimothyPhleum pratense2016
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2016
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2016
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2016
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2016
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Rosa caninaRosa canina2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2016
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2016
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2016
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2016
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2016
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2016
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2016
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016
LindenTilia2016
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2016
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2016
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2016
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2016
BeechFagus sylvatica2016
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2016
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2016
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2016
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2016
Remote SedgeCarex remota2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2016
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
Common CouchElymus repens2016
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2016
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2016
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2016
NipplewortLapsana communis2016
Greater PlantainPlantago major2016
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2016
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2016
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2016
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
Goat WillowSalix caprea2016
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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