Slieve Gullion Forest Park 1,379 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1,379 ha
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54.11720, -6.43376
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Green-veined White +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Green-veined White +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Bryum, Fountain Apple-moss, Greasewort +17 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Marsh Bryum, Fountain Apple-moss, Greasewort +17 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Crested Coral, Leafy Brain, Purple Jellydisc +1 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Crested Coral, Leafy Brain, Purple Jellydisc +1 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ring of Gullion Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Creggan Route Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Forkhill Route Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ring of Gullion Way - Section 3 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Giant's Lair Walking route ▾
A woodland walk exploring Hawthorn Hill Nature Reserve within Slieve Gullion Forest Park. Also known as the 'Annahaia Route'.
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Creggan Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Poets' Trail - Forkhill Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J0219 : The south-western slopes of Slieve Gullion from Forkhill
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1,263 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,263 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2020 Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Cryptic Wood White · Painted Lady · Fox Moth +34
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2020 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Crested Coral
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Parrot's-feather · Barren Strawberry · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Pirri-Pirri-Bur
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Pirri-Pirri-Bur Acaena anserinifolia x inermis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,263 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Pine Marten Martes martes2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2020 Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Cryptic Wood White · Painted Lady · Fox Moth +34
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2020 Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi2025 Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Crested Coral
Crested Coral Clavulina coralloides 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Parrot's-feather · Barren Strawberry · Primrose · Wood-sorrel · Pirri-Pirri-Bur
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Primrose Primula vulgaris Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Pirri-Pirri-Bur Acaena anserinifolia x inermis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja aglaja2020
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja aglaja2020
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus pamphilus2020
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus pamphilus2020
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella2025
Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2022
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Sepsidae Sepsidae2021
Sepsidae Sepsidae2021
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2021
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2021
Syrphus Syrphus2021
Syrphus Syrphus2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2021
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2021
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2021
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2021
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2021
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2020
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2020
Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis2020
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 