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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Raven, Fieldfare, Peregrine +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Fieldfare, Peregrine +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Tortoiseshell +275 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Flame Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Small Tortoiseshell +275 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Wood Blewits, Holly Speckle, Ugly Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Wood Blewits, Holly Speckle, Ugly Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Sphagnum capillifolium · last seen 2018; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Sphagnum capillifolium · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 97 Extension Cycling route ▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named route Ref 97 National Cycle Network
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1,745 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,745 records · National Biodiversity Network Fieldfare · Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Whooper Swan · Swift +24
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2018 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2018 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2017 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Otter +5
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2017 🐝 Insects 63 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Common Blue Damselfly · Speckled Wood +58
Peacock Aglais io2021 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 🍄 Fungi 6 species
summer autumn winter
2018 ▾
Wood Blewits · Holly Speckle · Ugly Milkcap · Dyer's Mazegill · Collared Parachute +1
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Spanish Bluebell · Sphagnum capillifolium
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,745 records · National Biodiversity Network Fieldfare · Raven · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Whooper Swan · Swift +24
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Swift Apus apus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2018 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2018 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2018 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2017 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Otter +5
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2017 🐝 Insects 63 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Common Blue Damselfly · Speckled Wood +58
Peacock Aglais io2021 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2021 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2018 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 🍄 Fungi 6 species
summer autumn winter
2018 ▾
Wood Blewits · Holly Speckle · Ugly Milkcap · Dyer's Mazegill · Collared Parachute +1
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda Holly Speckle Trochila ilicina Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Dyer's Mazegill Phaeolus schweinitzii Collared Parachute Marasmius rotula Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Spanish Bluebell · Sphagnum capillifolium
Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leisler's Bat
Leisler's Bat
Nyctalus leisleri2020
Nyctalus leisleri2020
Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024
Sika Deer Cervus nippon2024
Pine Marten Martes martes2022
Pine Marten Martes martes2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2017
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2017
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2017
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2017
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2017
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2017
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2021
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2021
Phania funesta Phania funesta2019
Phania funesta Phania funesta2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2018
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2018
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2018
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2018
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2018
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2018
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2017
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2017
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla
Lesser Wax Moth Achroia grisella2022
Lesser Wax Moth Achroia grisella2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2021
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Large White Pieris brassicae2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines britannica2021
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines britannica2021
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2019
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2019
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2019
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2019
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2019
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2019
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2019
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2019
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2019
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae2019
Agromyza alnibetulae Agromyza alnibetulae2019
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2019
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2019
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2019
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2019
Knapweed Root-borer Epiblema cirsiana2019
Knapweed Root-borer Epiblema cirsiana2019
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2019
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2019
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2018
Cotesia glomerata Cotesia glomerata2018
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2018
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2018
Capsus ater Capsus ater2018
Capsus ater Capsus ater2018
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2018
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2018
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2017
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2017
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2017
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2017
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2017
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2017
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2017
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2017
Knapweed Seedhead Moth Metzneria metzneriella2017
Knapweed Seedhead Moth Metzneria metzneriella2017
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2017
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2017
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2017
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2017
Malthodes marginatus Malthodes marginatus2017
Malthodes marginatus Malthodes marginatus2017
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2017
Raspberry Moth Lampronia corticella2017
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2017
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2017
Plain Gold Micropterix calthella2017
Plain Gold Micropterix calthella2017
Dark-barred Straw Eupoecilia angustana2017
Dark-barred Straw Eupoecilia angustana2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2017
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana2017
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2017
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2017
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2017
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2017
Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata2017
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2017
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2017
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Small Magpie Anania hortulata2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2017
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2017
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2017
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2017
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2017
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2017
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2017
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2017 2017
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