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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Mid Ulster Getting here
54.61021, -6.72388
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ganoderma +11 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ganoderma +11 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Ash, Common Nettle, Ivy +108 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Rook, Collared Dove +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Rook, Collared Dove +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +15 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green-veined White, Western Honey Bee +44 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green-veined White, Western Honey Bee +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 5 - Lough Fea Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
999 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Starling · Jackdaw · Robin +11
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Painted Lady · Peacock +35
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Lesser Celandine · Meadow Vetchling · Common Spotted-orchid · Tufted Vetch · Ramsons +12
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2019 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Ramsons Allium ursinum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 999 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Starling · Jackdaw · Robin +11
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes2020 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Painted Lady · Peacock +35
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Lesser Celandine · Meadow Vetchling · Common Spotted-orchid · Tufted Vetch · Ramsons +12
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2019 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Ramsons Allium ursinum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2022
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2022
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2022
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2022
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2022
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2022
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2022
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2022
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2022
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2021
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas2021
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2021
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2020
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018 Arum maculatum2020
Arum maculatum2020
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2017
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2017
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2017
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2017
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2017
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2017
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2017
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2017
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2017
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2017
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2017
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2017
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2017
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017 