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Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Derry City and Strabane Getting here
54.87971, -7.20146
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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 — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Magpie +33 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Magpie +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Montbretia, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Red Bog-moss +28 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Montbretia, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Red Bog-moss +28 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — caddisflies · last seen 2019; Insects — caddisflies · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 2 - The Sawel Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3 Cycling route 35.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 35.4 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1 Cycling route 38.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 38.6 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 2 Cycling route 37 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 37 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
162 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Starling · Magpie +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Magpie Pica pica2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2011 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2010 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Pine Marten
caddisflies
Montbretia · Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Springy Turf-moss · Tumid Notchwort · Jagged Notchwort +27
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2012 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2012 Jagged Notchwort Schistochilopsis incisa2012 Ladder Flapwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Starling · Magpie +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Magpie Pica pica2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2011 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2011 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2011 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Coal Tit Periparus ater2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2011 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica2010 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2011 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2011 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2011 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2011 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2010 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2010 Pine Marten
caddisflies
Montbretia · Rusty Swan-neck Moss · Springy Turf-moss · Tumid Notchwort · Jagged Notchwort +27
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2012 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012 Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2012 Jagged Notchwort Schistochilopsis incisa2012 Ladder Flapwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nardia scalaris2012
Nardia scalaris2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2012
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2012
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2012
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2012
Forcipated Pincerwort Cephalozia connivens2012
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2012
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2012
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2012
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2012
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2012
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2012
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2012
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum2012
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2012
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2012
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2012
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2012
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2012
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2012
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2012
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2012
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2012
Heath Fingerwort Kurzia trichoclados2012
Heath Fingerwort Kurzia trichoclados2012
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2012
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2012
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2012
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2012
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2012
Large White-moss Leucobryum glaucum2012
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum2012
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum2012
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2012
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2012
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2012
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2012
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2012
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2010
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