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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
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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 ✦ 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +34 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +34 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Clouded Border, Ingrailed Clay, Common Wave +137 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Clouded Border, Ingrailed Clay, Common Wave +137 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Photos J2293 : Ballybracken Townland
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2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Starling · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Swallow +27
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Martin Delichon urbicum Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Clouded Border · Oblique Carpet · Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Clouded Drab +64
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata Oblique Carpet Orthonama vittata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Starling · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Swallow +27
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Martin Delichon urbicum Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Rabbit · Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 Clouded Border · Oblique Carpet · Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Clouded Drab +64
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata Oblique Carpet Orthonama vittata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2018
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2018
Chevron Eulithis testata2018
Chevron Eulithis testata2018
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi
Broom Moth Ceramica pisi
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria
Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
Bordered White Bupalus piniaria
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2018
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2018
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2018
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
Dotted Clay Xestia baja2018
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2018
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2018
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2018
Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis2018
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis
Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis
Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata
Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2018
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2018
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2018
Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis2018
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2018
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2018
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria2018
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2018
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2018
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2018
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2018
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2018
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2018
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2018
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2018
Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima2018
Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima2018
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2018
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2018
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2018
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2018
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2018
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2018
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2018
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2018
Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata2018
Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata2018
Narrow-winged Pug Eupithecia nanata2018
Narrow-winged Pug Eupithecia nanata2018
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2018
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2018
Northern Spinach Eulithis populata2018
Northern Spinach Eulithis populata2018
Marsh Oblique-barred Hypenodes humidalis2018
Marsh Oblique-barred Hypenodes humidalis2018
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2018
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2018 