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55.05028, -6.97050
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw ✦ 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
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Canadian Waterweed +9 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Canadian Waterweed +9 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Roe Valley Country Park Walking route ▾
http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/roe-valley-country-park-walking-route#
Named route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Limavady Borough Cycling route ▾
Formerly part of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's NCN93, de-designated by them in 2020 on safety grounds
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos C6523 : Rough Fort near Limavady
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606 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +43
Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Siskin Spinus spinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Black Snipefly · Rivellia syngenesiae · Syritta pipiens · Rhingia campestris +2
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 606 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +43
Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Siskin Spinus spinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Teal Anas crecca2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Black Snipefly · Rivellia syngenesiae · Syritta pipiens · Rhingia campestris +2
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2022
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2022 