The Old Precentor's House 0 ha
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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Ards and North Down Getting here
54.50429, -5.48646
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Jackdaw, Rook +77 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Starling, Jackdaw, Rook +77 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Floating Hook-moss +80 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Floating Hook-moss +80 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sea Ivory, Fly Agaric · last seen 2021; Fungi — Sea Ivory, Fly Agaric · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glastry Clay Pits Walk, Strangford Lough Walking route 1 km ▾
Former clay pit extraction site bisected by the road & totals an area of 40.67 acres. The pit appears to have been been in active use from the 1960s & was largely for local clay extraction for use in brick making. Walk around the south pond.
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named route Length 1000 km Round trip
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 J6264 : Precentor's Hoose, Ballyhemlin
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Wildlife to spot
1,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,080 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Curlew · Ringed Plover · Redshank · Brent Goose +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Sanderling Calidris alba2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Seal
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small White · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood +12
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Sea Ivory
Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Red Rags · Lomentaria articulata · Coral Weed · Bush Vetch · Cuckooflower +3
Red Rags Dilsea carnosa2021 Lomentaria articulata Lomentaria articulata2021 Coral Weed Corallina officinalis2021 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Norway Maple Acer platanoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,080 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Curlew · Ringed Plover · Redshank · Brent Goose +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Redshank Tringa totanus2023 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Sanderling Calidris alba2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2022 ▾
Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Grey Seal
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2020 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2019 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small White · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood +12
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Sea Ivory
Sea Ivory Ramalina siliquosa Red Rags · Lomentaria articulata · Coral Weed · Bush Vetch · Cuckooflower +3
Red Rags Dilsea carnosa2021 Lomentaria articulata Lomentaria articulata2021 Coral Weed Corallina officinalis2021 Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Norway Maple Acer platanoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2019
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2019
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2019
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2019
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2019
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2019 Carrageen
Carrageen
Chondrus crispus2021
Chondrus crispus2021
Gutweed Ulva intestinalis2021
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