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▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marbled Minor agg., Light Brown Apple Moth, Little Grey +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marbled Minor agg., Light Brown Apple Moth, Little Grey +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Rose Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Terrace Hill trail, Minnowburn Walking route 1.4 km ▾
The Terrace Hill trail at Minnowburn will take you round the pond, through woodland, and on to a low-walled garden that affords views over the Lagan Valley and beyond. Don't miss the wooden sculptures dotted along the path. Steps & steep slopes.
Named route Length 1.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Circular Walk, Minnowburn Walking route 4 km ▾
Start at Minnowburn & follow the banks of the River Lagan into the Lagan Valley Regional Park and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with an optional detour to the historic village of Edenderry. An accessible route on mostly flat gravel & tarmac paths.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lagan Towpath Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Belfast to Newry
Named route Ref 9 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clement Wilson Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern Ireland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Musgrave Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 101 m ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 101 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 9 Length 4.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Blue Trail. For confident through to experienced mountain bikers.
Named route Ref Blue Listed length 3.9 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Red Options Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense - Red trail options
Named route Ref Red Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Barnett Demense Green Trail. Aimed at beginners.
Named route Ref Green Listed length 3.4 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J2766 : Vacant house, Lambeg
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Wildlife to spot
8,162 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great White Egret Ardea alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 77 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marbled Minor agg. · Light Brown Apple Moth · Little Grey · Garden Grass-veneer · Heart & Dart +72
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2024 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2024 Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2024 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Duckweed · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Common Duckweed Lemna minor Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great White Egret Ardea alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit
Bat Chiroptera2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 77 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marbled Minor agg. · Light Brown Apple Moth · Little Grey · Garden Grass-veneer · Heart & Dart +72
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2024 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2024 Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata2024 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2024 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Duckweed · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed
Common Duckweed Lemna minor Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2024
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2024
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2024
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2024
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2024
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2024
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2024
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2024
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2024
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2024
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2024
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Goera pilosa Goera pilosa
Goera pilosa Goera pilosa
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Pine Marble Piniphila bifasciana2024
Pine Marble Piniphila bifasciana2024
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2024
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2024
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2024
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2024
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2024
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2024
Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana2024
Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana2024
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2024
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2024
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2024
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2024
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2024
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2024
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2024
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2024
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana2024
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2024
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2024
Black Cloak Notocelia cynosbatella2024
Black Cloak Notocelia cynosbatella2024
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2024
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2024
Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella2024
Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella2024
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2024
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2024
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella2024
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella2024
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2024
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2024
Thistle Marble Lobesia abscisana2024
Thistle Marble Lobesia abscisana2024
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2024
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sphenella marginata Sphenella marginata2024
Sphenella marginata Sphenella marginata2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2024
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2024
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2024
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2024
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2024
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2024
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2024
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2024
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2024
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2024
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2024
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2024
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2024
Dark Spectacle Abrostola triplasia2024
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2024
Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella2024
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2024
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Miller Acronicta leporina2024
Miller Acronicta leporina2024
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2024
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2024
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2024
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2024
Pale-shouldered Tortrix Capua vulgana2024
Pale-shouldered Tortrix Capua vulgana2024
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2024
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2024
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2024
Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2024
Sandy Longhorn Nematopogon schwarziellus2024
Sandy Longhorn Nematopogon schwarziellus2024
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2024
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides2024
Alder Moth Acronicta alni2024
Alder Moth Acronicta alni2024
Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata2024
Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata2024
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2024
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2024
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2024
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2024
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2024
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2024
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2024
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2024
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2024
Early Grey Xylocampa areola2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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