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Places › Northern Ireland › Mid and East Antrim Getting here
54.80259, -5.94286
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Great Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Avens, Bluebell · last seen 2021; Plants — Water Avens, Bluebell · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Antrim Hills Way Walking route 35 km ▾
Slemish to Glenarm
Named route Length 35 km Regional walking route
Show on map Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 31 km ▾
Ballynure to Glenarm
Named route Length 31 km Regional walking route
Show on map Causeway Coast and Glens - 7 - Woodburn Forest Walking route 13 km ▾
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos J3296 : Braepark & Lower Ballyboley Road
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Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,237 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Song Thrush · Blackbird +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly · Nebria brevicollis · caddisflies +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis caddisflies Trichoptera Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2024 Carabus nitens Water Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,237 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Song Thrush · Blackbird +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Red Squirrel · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Bibio pomonae · Small Fleck-winged Snipefly · Nebria brevicollis · caddisflies +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis caddisflies Trichoptera Carabus glabratus Carabus glabratus2024 Carabus nitens Water Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus nitens2024
Carabus nitens2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2023
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2023
Double Orange-spot Pammene aurana2023
Double Orange-spot Pammene aurana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2020
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2020
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2020
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019
Acidia cognata Acidia cognata2018
Acidia cognata Acidia cognata2018
Liriomyza pusilla Liriomyza pusilla2018
Liriomyza pusilla Liriomyza pusilla2018
Phytomyza ranunculivora Phytomyza ranunculivora2018
Phytomyza ranunculivora Phytomyza ranunculivora2018
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2018
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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