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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.78083, -6.23360
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
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Starling, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Starling, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Bronze Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Bronze Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sphagnum capillifolium, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sphagnum capillifolium, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J1393 : The Thornhill Road near Antrim (2)
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Wildlife to spot
1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Starling · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +39
Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2018 Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel +1
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Phania funesta · Common Blue Damselfly · Painted Lady · Leucozona laternaria · Leucozona glaucia +6
Phania funesta Phania funesta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Sphagnum capillifolium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,377 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Starling · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +39
Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2019 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2019 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2018 Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Squirrel +1
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Pine Marten Martes martes2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Phania funesta · Common Blue Damselfly · Painted Lady · Leucozona laternaria · Leucozona glaucia +6
Phania funesta Phania funesta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Sphagnum capillifolium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Tiger Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 