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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.29027, -5.72894
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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 — Dunnock, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2018; Birds — Dunnock, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Three-cornered Garlic, Common Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hogweed, Three-cornered Garlic, Common Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +7 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +7 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Three-cornered Garlic, Great Scented Liverwort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lecale Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lecale Way (Ulster Way Section) Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sampson's Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Harry's Loney Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J4840 : Ballynoe Stone Circle (1 of 4)
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Wildlife to spot
185 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 185 records · National Biodiversity Network Dunnock · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Robin +36
Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Rook Corvus frugilegus2017 Magpie Pica pica2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 Great Tit Parus major2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2011 Swift Apus apus2017 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2013 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2012 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2011 Badger
Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Peacock Aglais io Large White Pieris brassicae Three-cornered Garlic · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Common Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +34
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2014 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2014 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2012 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2012 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 185 records · National Biodiversity Network Dunnock · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Robin +36
Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Rook Corvus frugilegus2017 Magpie Pica pica2014 Swallow Hirundo rustica2014 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2014 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 Great Tit Parus major2014 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2014 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2014 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2017 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2017 Linnet Linaria cannabina2014 Coal Tit Periparus ater2014 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2014 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2014 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2011 Swift Apus apus2017 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2016 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2014 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2014 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2014 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2014 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2014 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2014 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2014 Redwing Turdus iliacus2014 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2013 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2012 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2011 Badger
Speckled Wood · Small White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Peacock Aglais io Large White Pieris brassicae Three-cornered Garlic · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Common Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +34
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2014 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2014 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2012 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2012 Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2014
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2014 2012
2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2012
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2012
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2012
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2012
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2012
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2012
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2012
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2012
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2012
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2012
Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2012
Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Heart-leaved Spear-moss Calliergon cordifolium2012
Heart-leaved Spear-moss Calliergon cordifolium2012
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2012
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2012
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2012
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2012
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2012
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2012
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2012
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2012
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2012
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2012
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2012
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2012
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2012
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2012
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2012 