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Getting here
54.86963, -6.47919
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great 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 — Robin, Great Tit, Coal Tit +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Coal Tit +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Burnished Brass, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Scarlet Elfcup, Dead Man's Fingers +2 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
C9703 : Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey from Top Wood
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Heron · Robin · Kingfisher · Great Tit · Wren +11
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Otter +3
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- BadgerMeles meles2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Burnished Brass · Plain Golden Y · Double-square Spot · Spectacle · Melanostoma scalare +61
- Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
- Plain Golden YAutographa jota2022
- Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
- SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
- Common Rustic agg.
Amethyst Deceiver
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
Raspberry · Pirri-pirri-bur · Enchanter's-nightshade · Creeping Thistle · Crested Dog's-tail +6
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2022
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,105 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Heron · Robin · Kingfisher · Great Tit · Wren +11
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Otter +3
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- BadgerMeles meles2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Burnished Brass · Plain Golden Y · Double-square Spot · Spectacle · Melanostoma scalare +61
- Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
- Plain Golden YAutographa jota2022
- Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
- SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
- Common Rustic agg.
Amethyst Deceiver
- Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina
Raspberry · Pirri-pirri-bur · Enchanter's-nightshade · Creeping Thistle · Crested Dog's-tail +6
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2022
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Marten
Pine Marten
Martes martes2021
Martes martes2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2019Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2022Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2021Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2021Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2021Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2021Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Gold SpotPlusia festucae2023Gold SpotPlusia festucae2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2022Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2022Cimex lectulariusCimex lectularius2022Cimex lectulariusCimex lectularius2022Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2021Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2021Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Parent BugElasmucha grisea2019Parent BugElasmucha grisea2019PotamophylaxPotamophylax2019PotamophylaxPotamophylax2019Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2019Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia2019Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019Cabbage MothMamestra brassicae2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2019Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Double DartGraphiphora augur2019Double DartGraphiphora augur20192021
2021
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2021Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021