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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.73430, -6.39773
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and House Sparrow ✦ 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and House Sparrow ✦ 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 — Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +1 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +1 more · last seen 2015
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Route 94 Cycling route 177 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 177 km Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 726 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 726 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 553 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 553 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Sagina apetala Sagina apetala
Sagina apetala Sagina apetala
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis
Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina 