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Places › Northern Ireland › Belfast Getting here
54.58424, -5.85922
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Light Brown Apple Moth, Willow Beauty +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Grass-veneer, Light Brown Apple Moth, Willow Beauty +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Fly Agaric, Coconut Milkcap +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Fly Agaric, Coconut Milkcap +4 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Raspberry +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Raspberry +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Memories of Castlereagh Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Meadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lagan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map City of Merchants Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newcastle
Named route Ref 99 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connswater Community Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Victoria Park Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Orangefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Knocknagoney Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J3873 : Kingsden Park sign, Belfast
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15,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Moorhen +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hairy Shieldbug · Barred Sycamore Pigmy · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · Box Tree Moth +10
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Striped Hawk-moth Fly Agaric · Brown Rollrim · Coconut Milkcap · Frosty Webcap · Ugly Milkcap +2
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus Coconut Milkcap Lactarius glyciosmus Frosty Webcap Cortinarius hemitrichus Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Birch Webcap Cortinarius triumphans Bearded Milkcap Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Moorhen +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hairy Shieldbug · Barred Sycamore Pigmy · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · Box Tree Moth +10
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Striped Hawk-moth Fly Agaric · Brown Rollrim · Coconut Milkcap · Frosty Webcap · Ugly Milkcap +2
Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria var. muscaria Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus Coconut Milkcap Lactarius glyciosmus Frosty Webcap Cortinarius hemitrichus Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Birch Webcap Cortinarius triumphans Bearded Milkcap Narrow-leaved Ragwort
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hyles livornica
Hyles livornica
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata
Bulrush Cosmet Limnaecia phragmitella
Bulrush Cosmet Limnaecia phragmitella
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina
Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Lactarius pubescens
Lactarius pubescens
