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54.21820, -5.94659
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Porcelain Fungus, Tiger's Eye +19 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Porcelain Fungus, Tiger's Eye +19 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Rhododendron, Noble Fir +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Rhododendron, Noble Fir +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 42 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mourne Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path Walking route 700 m ▾
Named route Length 700 m Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - River Trail Walking route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Length 8.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Lower Trassey Track public footpath · 481 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 481 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99 Extension Cycling route ▾
Newcastle to Newry
Named route Ref 99 National Cycle Network
Show on map Castlewellan Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
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 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue Trail Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Green Trail Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Red Trail Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos J3431 : Autumn colours in Tollymore Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red Squirrel · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Birch Shieldbug · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Eyed Ladybird · Philopotamus montanus +29
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Acidia cognata Acidia cognata Tiger's Eye · Collared Earthstar · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blusher · Porcelain Fungus +2
Tiger's Eye Coltricia perennis Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea Amanita citrina 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bird's-nest Orchid · Petty Spurge · Rhododendron +6
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2024 Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,416 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Wren +30
Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red Squirrel · Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten +2
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Bat Chiroptera2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Pine Marten Martes martes2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Birch Shieldbug · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Eyed Ladybird · Philopotamus montanus +29
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus Acidia cognata Acidia cognata Tiger's Eye · Collared Earthstar · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blusher · Porcelain Fungus +2
Tiger's Eye Coltricia perennis Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea Amanita citrina 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Bird's-nest Orchid · Petty Spurge · Rhododendron +6
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2024 Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 2025
2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Common Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter rajella2025
Common Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter rajella2025
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2025
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Paropsisterna selmani Paropsisterna selmani2025
Paropsisterna selmani Paropsisterna selmani2025
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2025
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2025
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes2025
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2024
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2024
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina2024
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2024
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2024
Peppered Moth (light) Biston betularia form typica2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2023
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2022
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2022
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022 Amanita citrina
Amanita citrina
Wood Sage
Wood Sage
Teucrium scorodonia2024
Teucrium scorodonia2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2023
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2023
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2022
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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