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54.58526, -6.30549

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

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🐕Dogs welcome

CampsitePicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Carabus granulatus +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Carabus granulatus +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2016; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira LoopCycling route27 km

Named routeRef 2Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant +36

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
CootFulica atra2022
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
PochardAythya ferina2021

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Carabus granulatus · Phytomyza glechomae

Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,985 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Cormorant +36

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2022
CootFulica atra2022
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
PochardAythya ferina2021

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Carabus granulatus · Phytomyza glechomae

Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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