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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.36512, -6.41259
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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 ✦ 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 — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2015; Fungi — Shaggy Inkcap · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Anomalous Bristle-moss, Silver-moss +7 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Anomalous Bristle-moss, Silver-moss +7 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way (Newry Canal section) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map River Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Glen View Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bluebell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Craigavon Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 82 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 5.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J0347 : Modern Thatched Roofed Dwelling, Ballymore Road, Tandragee.
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Wildlife to spot
462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 American Mink Neovison vison2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Small Tortoiseshell · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Eristalis tenax Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 American Mink Neovison vison2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Small Tortoiseshell · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Eristalis tenax Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2020
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2020 