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Places › Northern Ireland › Lisburn and Castlereagh Getting here
54.49279, -6.05796
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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 ☕ Ground — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Ground — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pink-barred Sallow, Small Wainscot, November Moth agg. +174 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pink-barred Sallow, Small Wainscot, November Moth agg. +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Slippery Jack, Blushing Bracket, Snowy Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Slippery Jack, Blushing Bracket, Snowy Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Digital Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaris Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lake Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fox Fort Trail Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 4.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 6.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 68 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 68 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos J2562 : Roundabout at Sprucefield Centre
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9,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,436 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Swift · Kingfisher · Little Grebe +41
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great White Egret Ardea alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +13
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Slippery Jack
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Upright Hedge-parsley
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,436 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Swift · Kingfisher · Little Grebe +41
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great White Egret Ardea alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +13
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2022 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 2-spot Ladybird Slippery Jack
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Upright Hedge-parsley
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Grey Chi Antitype chi2024
Grey Chi Antitype chi2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2023
Biting Midge Ceratopogonidae2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2023
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2023
Cork Moth Nemapogon cloacella2023
Cork Moth Nemapogon cloacella2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022 