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Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.78995, -6.42663
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- ✦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 — Starling, House Sparrow, Wren +44 more · last seen 2020
Free
Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Wren +44 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Silver-ground Carpet, Map-winged Swift +19 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2010
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
384 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
384 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2020▾
Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Starling · Swallow +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
- SwallowHirundo rustica2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- Great TitParus major2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- MagpiePica pica2010
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2010
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
- DunnockPrunella modularis2010
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2010
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
- TealAnas crecca
- PochardAythya ferina2011
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- SwiftApus apus2010
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- DipperCinclus cinclus2010
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2010
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green-veined White · Map-winged Swift · Silver-ground Carpet · Green Carpet · Red Admiral +17
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015
- Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
384 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2020▾
Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Starling · Swallow +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
- SwallowHirundo rustica2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
- RobinErithacus rubecula2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- Great TitParus major2010
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- MagpiePica pica2010
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2010
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2010
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
- DunnockPrunella modularis2010
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2010
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
- SiskinSpinus spinus2010
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2010
- TealAnas crecca
- PochardAythya ferina2011
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- SwiftApus apus2010
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- DipperCinclus cinclus2010
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2010
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green-veined White · Map-winged Swift · Silver-ground Carpet · Green Carpet · Red Admiral +17
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2015
- Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015
- Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2015
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
