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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Coal Tit ✦ 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
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Coal Tit ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Scarce Notchwort, Fuchsia, Thickpoint Grimmia +44 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Scarce Notchwort, Fuchsia, Thickpoint Grimmia +44 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +10 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +10 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route 177 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 177 km Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 97 Extension Cycling route ▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named route Ref 97 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 726 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 726 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 369 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 369 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 553 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 553 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 588 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Wren +37
Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +8
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Scarce Notchwort · Fuchsia · Bifid Crestwort · Thickpoint Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +25
Scarce Notchwort Mesoptychia badensis2012 Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2012 Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2012 Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2012 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 588 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Wren +37
Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2021 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +8
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017 Scarce Notchwort · Fuchsia · Bifid Crestwort · Thickpoint Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +25
Scarce Notchwort Mesoptychia badensis2012 Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2012 Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2012 Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2012 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Small White Pieris rapae2017
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Peacock Aglais io2015
Peacock Aglais io2015
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica 2012
2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2012
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2012
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2012
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2012
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2012
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2012
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2012
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2012
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2012
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2012
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2012
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2012
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2012
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Drooping Thread-moss Bryum algovicum2012
Drooping Thread-moss Bryum algovicum2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2012
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2012
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2012
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2012
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012 