The Grove Recreation Area 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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54.32699, -5.72092
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Little Grebe +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Little Grebe +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Alexanders Rust +12 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Alexanders Rust +12 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Azure Damselfly +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Azure Damselfly +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's GAC - Saul Family Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lecale Way 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 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 J4844 : Wheelchair-user friendly path through the Grove
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5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Teal · Mallard · Moorhen +36
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gadwall Mareca strepera Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus · Red Admiral +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Copper Spike +4
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Copper Spike Chroogomphus rutilus2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus Fairy Foxglove · Daisy · Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Forget-Me-Not +11
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Forget-Me-Not Myosotis Hedera Hedera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Teal · Mallard · Moorhen +36
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gadwall Mareca strepera Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redshank Tringa totanus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus · Red Admiral +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Copper Spike +4
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Copper Spike Chroogomphus rutilus2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus Fairy Foxglove · Daisy · Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Forget-Me-Not +11
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Forget-Me-Not Myosotis Hedera Hedera Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025 2025
2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 