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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Causeway Coast and Glens Getting here
54.90292, -6.96135
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011; Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Anemone, River Grimmia, River Feather-moss +8 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wood Anemone, River Grimmia, River Feather-moss +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Banagher Glen - Forest Trail Walking route 12 km ▾
http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/banagher-glen-walking-route#
Named route Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 7 - Banagher Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Round trip Regional 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 Photos C6606 : Sheep near Banagher
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Wildlife to spot
1,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,644 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Goldcrest · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wren +12
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2020 Green-veined White Pieris napi2020 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,644 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Goldcrest · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wren +12
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2020 Green-veined White Pieris napi2020 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2020
Anthocharis cardamines2020
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2020
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2020
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2021
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2021
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2020
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2020
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2020
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2020
Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2020
Common Heath Ematurga atomaria2020
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2020
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2017
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Peacock Aglais io2017
Peacock Aglais io2017 