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55.13585, -6.82122
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▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Redpoll and Willow Warbler ✦ 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
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Redpoll and Willow Warbler ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lesser Redpoll, Willow Warbler, Cuckoo +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Redpoll, Willow Warbler, Cuckoo +53 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nees' Pellia, Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens, Fingered Cowlwort +63 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Nees' Pellia, Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens, Fingered Cowlwort +63 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Causeway Coast and Glens - 14 - Binevenagh Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Sperrins Way Walking route ▾
Dungiven - Swanns Bridge
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 12 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 Causeway Coast cycle route Cycling route ▾
"This stunning 23-mile cycle route runs along the North Atlantic coast from Castlerock to the Giant's Causeway via Coleraine and takes in part of National Cycle Network Route 93. "
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Limavady Borough Cycling route ▾
Formerly part of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's NCN93, de-designated by them in 2020 on safety grounds
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 93 Length 12 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos C7533 : Altikeeragh Road, Ballyhacket Toberclaw / Ballyhacket Lisawilling
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Wildlife to spot
474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 474 records · National Biodiversity Network Lesser Redpoll · Willow Warbler · Sedge Warbler · Wren · Cuckoo +33
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Swift Apus apus2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2016 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2016 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2022 ▾
Pine Marten · Badger · Mountain Hare
Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles2019 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2016 Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small White
Peacock Aglais io2018 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small White Pieris rapae2018 Heath Plait-moss · Jagged Germanderwort · Nees' Pellia · Tamarisk Scalewort · Fingered Cowlwort +61
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 474 records · National Biodiversity Network Lesser Redpoll · Willow Warbler · Sedge Warbler · Wren · Cuckoo +33
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Swift Apus apus2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2016 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2016 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2016 Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2016 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2022 ▾
Pine Marten · Badger · Mountain Hare
Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles2019 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2016 Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Small White
Peacock Aglais io2018 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small White Pieris rapae2018 Heath Plait-moss · Jagged Germanderwort · Nees' Pellia · Tamarisk Scalewort · Fingered Cowlwort +61
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides Common Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
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