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54.30776, -6.06666
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▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Jackdaw 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 Hooded Crow and Jackdaw 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rough Meadow-grass, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rough Meadow-grass, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Hazel +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ashy Mining Bee, Meadow Brown +7 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ashy Mining Bee, Meadow Brown +7 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Adders Loanain Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Windy Gap Pad Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Scotch Rock Pad Walking route ▾
The Green Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Slieve Croob Transmitter Road walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point
Show on map Moat Pad public footpath · 726 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 726 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Moat Pad public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J2641 : View south along Rathfriland Road
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Wildlife to spot
804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Starling · Rook · Blackbird +28
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Great Tit Parus major2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2018 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2018 Swift Apus apus2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2014 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Badger
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Ashy Mining Bee · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Early Bumblebee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2016 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2016 Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Nettle · Common Sorrel · Germander Speedwell +51
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2017 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2017 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2017 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2017 Hazel Corylus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Hooded Crow · Jackdaw · Starling · Rook · Blackbird +28
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2018 Coal Tit Periparus ater2016 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2016 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Great Tit Parus major2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2018 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2018 Swift Apus apus2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Dunnock Prunella modularis2014 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Badger
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Ashy Mining Bee · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Early Bumblebee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2017 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2016 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2016 Creeping Buttercup · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Nettle · Common Sorrel · Germander Speedwell +51
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2017 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2017 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2017 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2017 Hazel Corylus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2015
Anthocharis cardamines2015
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2015
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2015
Green-veined White Pieris napi2015
Green-veined White Pieris napi2015
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017
Cleavers Galium aparine2017
Cleavers Galium aparine2017
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2017
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2017
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2017
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2017
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2017
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2017
Dandelion Taraxacum2017
Dandelion Taraxacum2017
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2017
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2017
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2017
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2017
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2017
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2017
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2017
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2017
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2017
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2017
Elder Sambucus nigra2017
Elder Sambucus nigra2017
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2017
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2017
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2017
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2017
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2017
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2017
Sow Thistle Sonchus2017
Sow Thistle Sonchus2017
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2017
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2017
Willowherb Epilobium2017
Willowherb Epilobium2017
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2017
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2017
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2017
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2017
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2017
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2017
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2017
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2017
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2017
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2017
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2017
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2017
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2017
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2017
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2017
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2017
Violet Viola2017
Violet Viola2017
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2017
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2017
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2017
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2017
Dock Rumex2017
Dock Rumex2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
White Clover Trifolium repens2017
White Clover Trifolium repens2017
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2017
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2017
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2017
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2017
Ivy Hedera helix2017
Ivy Hedera helix2017
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2017
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2017
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2017
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2017
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2017
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2017
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2017
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2017
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2017
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2017
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2017
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2017
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2017
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2017
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2017
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2017 