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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.33256, -6.64662
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Selfheal, Crescent-cup Liverwort +47 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2021; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 91 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 233 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 233 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 127 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 127 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 663 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 663 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos H8843 : Obelisk at Armagh Golf Club
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Wildlife to spot
1,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Starlings Sturnidae2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2019 Pine Marten Martes martes2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +31
Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Hedge Woundwort · Bittersweet · Pendulous Sedge +7
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Starlings Sturnidae2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2019 Pine Marten Martes martes2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Peacock · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +31
Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Selfheal · Hedge Woundwort · Bittersweet · Pendulous Sedge +7
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2022
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2022
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2020
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2020
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
Shears Hada plebeja2019
Shears Hada plebeja2019
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2019
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2019
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2019
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica2019
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica2019
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2019
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2019
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2019
Common White Wave Cabera pusaria2019
Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica2019
Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica2019
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2019
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2019
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2019
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2019
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018 Green Alkanet
Green Alkanet
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2021
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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