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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.44588, -5.82406
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Elfin Saddle, Crimson Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elfin Saddle, Crimson Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Red Mason Bee, Sericomyia silentis +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Red Mason Bee, Sericomyia silentis +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glasswater Wood - Connecting Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackthorn Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lough Park Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birch Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Old Cart Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
9,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pine Marten
Elfin Saddle · Meadow Waxcap · Crimson Waxcap · Beige Coral · Yellow Club +7
Elfin Saddle Helvella lacunosa Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea Beige Coral Clavulinopsis umbrinella Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola Cap Cŵyr Gludiog Hygrocybe glutinipes Crazed Cap Navelwort · Polypody · Rusty-Back Fern · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue +1
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Polypody Polypodium vulgare Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pine Marten
Elfin Saddle · Meadow Waxcap · Crimson Waxcap · Beige Coral · Yellow Club +7
Elfin Saddle Helvella lacunosa Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea Beige Coral Clavulinopsis umbrinella Yellow Club Clavulinopsis helvola Cap Cŵyr Gludiog Hygrocybe glutinipes Crazed Cap Navelwort · Polypody · Rusty-Back Fern · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue +1
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Polypody Polypodium vulgare Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dermoloma cuneifolium
Dermoloma cuneifolium
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum var. saponaceum
Soapy Knight Tricholoma saponaceum var. saponaceum
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
Grisette Amanita vaginata
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