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54.76973, -6.24221

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2023; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Cinnabar · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Cinnabar · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Riverside PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 94Cycling route177 km

Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route369 m

Named routeRef 94Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 94Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 94Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route553 m

Named routeRef 94Length 553 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2023

Rook · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren +37

RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GadwallMareca strepera
SiskinSpinus spinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2023

Rook · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren +37

RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GullLarus canus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GadwallMareca strepera
SiskinSpinus spinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J1392 : Grassland near the A26

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🌱Carnbeg ParkUrban park3.8 km→🐄Logan StoresVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Bishop's PalaceHistoric site4.6 km→✦RathHistoric site1.3 km→✦Ancient Monastery of KellsHistoric site4.4 km→✦RathHistoric site1.2 km→

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