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Ruins of Old Enagh Church

📷 Kay Atherton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.02120, -7.26808

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Salmonberry +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Black Lichen · last seen 2025; Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Black Lichen · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

EuroVelo 1Cycling route54 km

Named routeRef EV1Length 54 kmInternational cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 92Cycling route

Ballinamallard to Londonderry

Named routeRef 92National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Inis Eoghain CyclewayCycling route60.8 km

Named routeLength 60.8 kmRegional cycle route

Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 38.6 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,371 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,371 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +46

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2025

Salmonberry · Himalayan Balsam

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,371 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chaffinch +46

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Grammoptera ruficornis

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2025

Celandine Clustercup Rust

Celandine Clustercup RustUromyces dactylidis

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2025

Salmonberry · Himalayan Balsam

SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Kay Atherton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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