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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.72831, -6.27517
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Cormorant +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Cormorant +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pyrrhospora quernea, Anisomeridium biforme, Physcia tenella +124 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Pyrrhospora quernea, Anisomeridium biforme, Physcia tenella +124 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Pegomya, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Pegomya, Thistle Tortoise Beetle +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Eyebright +15 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Eyebright +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lane behind Moylena Grove Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 94 Cycling route 177 km ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 177 km Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Mill Race Trail Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim Loop Cycling route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7.7 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 97 Extension Cycling route ▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named route Ref 97 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 726 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 726 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
American Mink · Hedgehog
American Mink Neovison vison Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Pegomya · Thistle Tortoise Beetle · Dexiosoma caninum · Blue-winged Olive · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +27
Pegomya Pegomya Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2022 Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2022 Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022 Rhinoncus pericarpius Wood Blewits · Scarlet Waxcap · Deceptive Earthtongue · Earthtongue · The Miller +9
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda2023 Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2023 Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax2022 Earthtongue Geoglossum The Miller Clitopilus prunulus2022 Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Great Crested Grebe +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
American Mink · Hedgehog
American Mink Neovison vison Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Pegomya · Thistle Tortoise Beetle · Dexiosoma caninum · Blue-winged Olive · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +27
Pegomya Pegomya Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2022 Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2022 Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022 Rhinoncus pericarpius Wood Blewits · Scarlet Waxcap · Deceptive Earthtongue · Earthtongue · The Miller +9
Wood Blewits Lepista nuda2023 Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea2023 Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax2022 Earthtongue Geoglossum The Miller Clitopilus prunulus2022 Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhinoncus pericarpius2023
Rhinoncus pericarpius2023
Helina evecta Helina evecta2023
Helina evecta Helina evecta2023
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2023
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2023
Empis albohirta Empis albohirta2023
Empis albohirta Empis albohirta2023
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2023
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2023
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2022
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2022
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2022
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2022
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2022
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2022
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2022
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2022
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022
Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly Paykullia maculata2022
Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly Paykullia maculata2022
Chromatomyia aprilina Chromatomyia aprilina2022
Chromatomyia aprilina Chromatomyia aprilina2022
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2022
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2022
Neocrepidodera Neocrepidodera2022
Neocrepidodera Neocrepidodera2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2022
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2022
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Molophilus flavus Molophilus flavus2022
Molophilus flavus Molophilus flavus2022
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2022
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2022
Cheilotrichia cinerascens Cheilotrichia cinerascens2022
Cheilotrichia cinerascens Cheilotrichia cinerascens2022
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2022
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2022 2022
2022
Clavulinopsis Clavulinopsis2022
Clavulinopsis Clavulinopsis2022
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa2022
Smoky Spindles Clavaria fumosa2022
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2022
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2022
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.2022
Ivory Coral Ramariopsis kunzei s. lat.2022
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus2022
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus2022
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans2022
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata2022
Alder Tongue Taphrina alni2022
Alder Tongue Taphrina alni2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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