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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.31150, -6.52186
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Brittle Cinder, Yellow Brain, Cingroen +16 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Brittle Cinder, Yellow Brain, Cingroen +16 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral +174 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gosford Forest Park - Blue Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gosford Forest Park - Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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"
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Signed route nearby
Gosford Forest Park - Family Cycle Trail Cycling route 6 km ▾
Named route Length 6 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Robin · Treecreeper · Greenshank +36
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenshank Tringa nebularia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Leucozona glaucia · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Brittle Cinder · Yellow Brain
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Knotweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bluebell
Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Robin · Treecreeper · Greenshank +36
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenshank Tringa nebularia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2022 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Leucozona glaucia · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Brittle Cinder · Yellow Brain
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Himalayan Knotweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bluebell
Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2022 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Holly Leaf Gall Fly Phytomyza ilicis
Liriomyza pusilla Liriomyza pusilla
Liriomyza pusilla Liriomyza pusilla
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana
Agromyza nana Agromyza nana
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2023
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2023
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2023
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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