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Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
55.21058, -6.40645
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol · last seen 2019; Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol · last seen 2019
Varies
Birds — Willow Warbler · last seen 2021; Birds — Willow Warbler · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional walking route
Show on map Carrick-a-Rede Coastal Walk, Carrick-a-Rede Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Trace the coastline over windswept grasslands & winding rocky paths to Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. For those brave enough to cross the bridge, there's a birds-eye view of clear green water & ancient caverns below. Gravel & uneven tracks, unfenced cliffs.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Yellow Trail, Giant's Causeway Walking route 7.7 km ▾
A section of the Causeway Coast Way managed by the National Trust, starting at Runkerry Head & ending at Hamilton's Seat. The walk follows the clifftop (not the shoreline). Variety of surfaces, including hardcore, grass & gravel with steps.
Named route Length 7.7 km Duration 02:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93 Cycling route ▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named route Ref 93 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 482 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 482 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small White · Common Blue · Green-veined White · Dark Green Fritillary · Meadow Brown +72
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg. Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Pink-barred Sallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small White · Common Blue · Green-veined White · Dark Green Fritillary · Meadow Brown +72
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg. Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Pink-barred Sallow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthia togata
Xanthia togata
Heath Rustic Xestia agathina
Heath Rustic Xestia agathina
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma
Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata
Chevron Eulithis testata
Chevron Eulithis testata
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura
Grass Emerald Pseudoterpna pruinata
Grass Emerald Pseudoterpna pruinata
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii
Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria
Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Uncertain/Rustic Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda
Ophion Ophion
Ophion Ophion
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii
Barred Chestnut Diarsia dahlii
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
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