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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.72884, -6.21760
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▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Grey Heron 🍄 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
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Grey Heron 🍄 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hooded Crow, Grey Heron, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +34 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Stinky Knight +34 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Furness Dowd +246 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Furness Dowd +246 more · last seen 2026
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Fungi — Deceptive Earthtongue, Jelly Ear, Conical Brittlestem +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mill Race Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lane behind Moylena Grove Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 17 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 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 279 m ▾
Named route Ref 94 Length 279 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,557 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Halesus radiatus · Eristalis pertinax +13
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Olive Earthtongue +16
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Olive Earthtongue Microglossum olivaceum agg. Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Candlesnuff Fungus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,557 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Magpie · Blackbird · Hooded Crow +32
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-Line Quaker · Halesus digitatus · Halesus radiatus · Eristalis pertinax +13
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Stinky Knight · Parrot Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Olive Earthtongue +16
Stinky Knight Tricholoma sulphureum Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Olive Earthtongue Microglossum olivaceum agg. Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Candlesnuff Fungus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
White-spot Dot Ectoedemia heringi2025
White-spot Dot Ectoedemia heringi2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Netelia inedita Netelia inedita2025
Netelia inedita Netelia inedita2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2025
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella2025 Xylaria hypoxylon
Xylaria hypoxylon
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Earthtongue Geoglossum
Earthtongue Geoglossum
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Conical Brittlestem Parasola conopila
Conical Brittlestem Parasola conopila
Golovinomyces asperifolii Golovinomyces asperifolii
Golovinomyces asperifolii Golovinomyces asperifolii
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis
Clouded Funnel Clitocybe nebularis
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Pointed Club Clavaria falcata
Pointed Club Clavaria falcata
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida
Dermoloma Dermoloma
Dermoloma Dermoloma 