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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.69252, -6.15533
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Primrose, Common Mallow +61 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Primrose, Common Mallow +61 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Swift, Black-headed Gull +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Swift, Black-headed Gull +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Sycamore Tarspot, Collared Earthstar +4 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Elder Whitewash, Sycamore Tarspot, Collared Earthstar +4 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Mason Bee, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Mason Bee, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lane behind Moylena Grove Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 13 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 Mill Race Trail Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim Loop Cycling route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7.7 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 279 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 279 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 373 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 373 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
383 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackcap · Swallow · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Magpie Pica pica2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2017 Rook Corvus frugilegus2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Redwing Turdus iliacus2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2016 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2016 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2017 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Badger Meles meles2021 Otter Lutra lutra2018 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Mason Bee · Painted Lady · Peacock · Apple Leaf Miner · Green Shieldbug +31
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2023 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Peacock Aglais io2018 Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2018 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2018 Sycamore Tarspot · Collared Earthstar · Elder Whitewash · Shaggy Inkcap · Collared Parachute +2
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2018 Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme2018 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Primrose · Common Mallow · Lesser Celandine · Fox-and-cubs · Bluebell +13
Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2020 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Red Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 383 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackcap · Swallow · Magpie · Blackbird +31
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Magpie Pica pica2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2017 Rook Corvus frugilegus2017 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2017 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2017 Great Tit Parus major2017 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2017 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2017 Coal Tit Periparus ater2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Redwing Turdus iliacus2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2017 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2016 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2016 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2016 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2017 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2017 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Badger Meles meles2021 Otter Lutra lutra2018 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Mason Bee · Painted Lady · Peacock · Apple Leaf Miner · Green Shieldbug +31
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2023 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Peacock Aglais io2018 Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2018 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2018 Sycamore Tarspot · Collared Earthstar · Elder Whitewash · Shaggy Inkcap · Collared Parachute +2
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Elder Whitewash Xylodon sambuci Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula2018 Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme2018 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Primrose · Common Mallow · Lesser Celandine · Fox-and-cubs · Bluebell +13
Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2020 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Red Clover Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Blue
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus2017
Celastrina argiolus2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2023
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Indet. Alder Fly Sialis2023
Indet. Alder Fly Sialis2023
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2023
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
White-spot Mompha Mompha langiella2018
White-spot Mompha Mompha langiella2018
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana2018
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana2018
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2018
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2018
Phytomyza ranunculivora Phytomyza ranunculivora2018
Phytomyza ranunculivora Phytomyza ranunculivora2018
Aulagromyza populicola Aulagromyza populicola2018
Aulagromyza populicola Aulagromyza populicola2018
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2018
Chromatomyia primulae Chromatomyia primulae2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella2018
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella2018
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2018
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2018
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2018
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella2018
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2018
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2018
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2018
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2018
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2018
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2018
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2018
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2018
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2018
Fireweed Mompha Mompha raschkiella2018
Fireweed Mompha Mompha raschkiella2018
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2018
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2018
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2018
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2018
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2018
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Giant Polypore
Giant Polypore
Meripilus giganteus2018
Meripilus giganteus2018
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2021
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2021
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 