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54.05381, -6.02226
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Starling, Blackbird, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Green Laver +58 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Green Laver +58 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Manus' Loanen Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glen Loanan Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanna's Close - Green Lane Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 - The Cranfield / Greencastle Route Cycling route 19 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 19 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 - The Knockchree Route Cycling route 28 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 28 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 - The Head Road Route Cycling route 26 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 26 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J2913 : Barn with dressed granite walls on the Greencastle Road
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Wildlife to spot
534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Oystercatcher · Starling · Dunlin · Turnstone · Herring Gull +38
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunlin Calidris alpina2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Swift Apus apus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2016 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Sanderling Calidris alba2016 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2016 Curlew Numenius arquata2016 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Green Shieldbug +10
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Green Laver · Herb-Robert · Bluebell
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Green Laver Ulva Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer winter
2023 ▾
Oystercatcher · Starling · Dunlin · Turnstone · Herring Gull +38
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunlin Calidris alpina2021 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Swift Apus apus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Common Gull Larus canus2019 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2016 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2019 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2016 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2016 Sanderling Calidris alba2016 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2016 Curlew Numenius arquata2016 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Green Shieldbug +10
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2019 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Green Laver · Herb-Robert · Bluebell
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Green Laver Ulva Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver Y
Silver Y
Autographa gamma2018
Autographa gamma2018
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2020
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2020
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Large White Pieris brassicae2016
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2015
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2015 