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Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Mid and East Antrim Getting here
54.83036, -6.01671
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rusty Feather-moss, Greater Water-moss, Euphrasia officinalis +79 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Rusty Feather-moss, Greater Water-moss, Euphrasia officinalis +79 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Small Copper +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Small Copper +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Conifer Blueing Bracket · last seen 2020; Fungi — Conifer Blueing Bracket · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Walking route 1000 km ▾
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip National walking route
Show on map Antrim Hills Way Walking route 35 km ▾
Slemish to Glenarm
Named route Length 35 km Regional walking route
Show on map Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 31 km ▾
Ballynure to Glenarm
Named route Length 31 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Robin +40
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Swift Apus apus2017 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2016 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Irish Hare · Otter · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2021 Otter Lutra lutra2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2017 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Small Copper +23
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2020 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018 Large White Pieris brassicae Conifer Blueing Bracket
Conifer Blueing Bracket Postia caesia Riccia · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Euphrasia officinalis
Riccia Riccia Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 805 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Cormorant · Robin +40
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Swift Apus apus2017 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2016 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Irish Hare · Otter · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Irish Hare Lepus timidus subsp. hibernicus2021 Otter Lutra lutra2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2017 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green-veined White · Orange-tip · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Small Copper +23
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2020 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018 Large White Pieris brassicae Conifer Blueing Bracket
Conifer Blueing Bracket Postia caesia Riccia · Intermediate Lady's-mantle · Euphrasia officinalis
Riccia Riccia Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens
Devil's Coach-horse Ocypus olens
Common Rush Case-bearer Coleophora alticolella2020
Common Rush Case-bearer Coleophora alticolella2020
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2020
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2020
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2020
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2020
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2020
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2020
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2020
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2020
Syrphus Syrphus2020
Syrphus Syrphus2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2020
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2018
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella2018
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella2018
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2018
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2018
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2018
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2017
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
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