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Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.31082, -6.07130
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Common Red Soldier Beetle +5 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Common Red Soldier Beetle +5 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Adders Loanain Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Windy Gap Pad Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Scotch Rock Pad Walking route ▾
The Green Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Slieve Croob Transmitter Road walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point
Show on map Moat Pad public footpath · 726 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 726 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Moat Pad public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos J2541 : Deehommed Mountain from the Rathfriland Road
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Wildlife to spot
582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Starling · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Magpie Pica pica2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Rook Corvus frugilegus2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Great Tit Parus major2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2013 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2013 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Swift Apus apus2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2013 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2012 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2012 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Badger
Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green-veined White · Orange-tip +2
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2016 Green-veined White Pieris napi2015 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Jackdaw · Hooded Crow · Magpie · Starling · Robin +35
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Magpie Pica pica2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2014 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2014 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2014 Rook Corvus frugilegus2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2016 Rock Dove Columba livia2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum2016 Swallow Hirundo rustica2016 Great Tit Parus major2014 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2014 Dunnock Prunella modularis2013 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2013 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Swift Apus apus2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2014 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2013 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2013 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2013 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2012 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2012 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Badger
Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green-veined White · Orange-tip +2
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2016 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2016 Green-veined White Pieris napi2015 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2015
2015
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