Roughal Park Recreation Area 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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54.33498, -5.71784
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Little Grebe +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Alexanders Rust, White Fibrecap +10 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Alexanders Rust, White Fibrecap +10 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia illustrata, Green Dock Beetle +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia illustrata, Green Dock Beetle +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Fairy Foxglove, Yellow-rattle +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Fairy Foxglove, Yellow-rattle +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's GAC - Saul Family Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Crazy Trail Walking route ▾
Route passing by all the outdoor fitness equipment in the park
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harry's Loney public footpath · 411 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 411 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J4845 : Enclosed walled area with art work at Roughal Park
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8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Teal +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus +18
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Copper Spike +4
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Copper Spike Chroogomphus rutilus2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus Fairy Foxglove · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wild Angelica · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle +19
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Meadowsweet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Teal +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Hedgehog · Pine Marten
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus +18
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Copper Spike +4
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Copper Spike Chroogomphus rutilus2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus Fairy Foxglove · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wild Angelica · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Nettle +19
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Meadowsweet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta2025
Vanessa atalanta2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025 2025
2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025 Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Hedera Hedera
Hedera Hedera
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 