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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.28281, -6.61530
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Grey Heron +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Grey Heron +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Holly Blue +14 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Holly Blue +14 more · last seen 2020
Free
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"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
Show on map Photos H9038 : View across Seagahan Dam from Ballymacawley Road
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Wildlife to spot
357 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 357 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cormorant · Mallard · Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +41
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Coot Fulica atra2015 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Magpie Pica pica2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2010 Robin Erithacus rubecula2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2010 Great Tit Parus major2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Pine Marten
Common Blue · Red Admiral · Holly Blue · Peacock · Meadow Brown +12
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2011 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2010 Peacock Aglais io2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2011 Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 357 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cormorant · Mallard · Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +41
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Coot Fulica atra2015 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Magpie Pica pica2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2010 Robin Erithacus rubecula2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2015 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2011 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2010 Great Tit Parus major2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Pine Marten
Common Blue · Red Admiral · Holly Blue · Peacock · Meadow Brown +12
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2011 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2010 Peacock Aglais io2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2011 Green-veined White Pieris napi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2011
2011
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2011
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2011
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2011
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2011
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2011
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2011
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae lonicerae
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae lonicerae
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Common Marble Celypha lacunana
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2018
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2018
Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2010
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2010
Small White Pieris rapae2010
Small White Pieris rapae2010
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2010
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