Tullydonnell Play Area
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.07998, -6.50743
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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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2011; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2011
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ring of Gullion WayWalking route53 km▾
Named routeLength 53 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The Poets' Trail - Creggan RouteWalking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The Poets' Trail - Forkhill RouteWalking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Ring of Gullion Way - Section 3Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
The Poets' Trail - Creggan LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
The Poets' Trail - Forkhill RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
341 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
341 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2011▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Dunnock +36
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
- Great TitParus major2010
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- MagpiePica pica2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2010
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- SwallowHirundo rustica2010
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
- TealAnas crecca2010
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2010
Sika Deer
Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady · Silver-washed Fritillary +3
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
- PeacockAglais io2015
- Small Tortoiseshell
Festuca rubra · Crested Dog's-tail · Meadow Buttercup · Common Spotted-orchid · Rhododendron +82
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
341 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2011▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Dunnock +36
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2010
- Great TitParus major2010
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
- MagpiePica pica2010
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2010
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2010
- JackdawColoeus monedula2010
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2010
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2010
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2010
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2010
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2010
- SwallowHirundo rustica2010
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
- TealAnas crecca2010
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2010
Sika Deer
Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady · Silver-washed Fritillary +3
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia
- PeacockAglais io2015
- Small Tortoiseshell
Festuca rubra · Crested Dog's-tail · Meadow Buttercup · Common Spotted-orchid · Rhododendron +82
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais urticae2010
Aglais urticae2010
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2010Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja20102010
2010
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2010Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2010Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2010Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2010Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2010Lesser Tussock-sedgeCarex diandra2010Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010Common VetchVicia sativa2010Common VetchVicia sativa2010Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010GypsywortLycopus europaeus2010GypsywortLycopus europaeus2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010Bush VetchVicia sepium2010Bush VetchVicia sepium2010Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010Common CouchElymus repens2010Common CouchElymus repens2010Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2010Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2010RaspberryRubus idaeus2010RaspberryRubus idaeus2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2010Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2010Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010Silver BirchBetula pendula2010Silver BirchBetula pendula2010Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius2010Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius2010Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010CleaversGalium aparine2010CleaversGalium aparine2010Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010Curled DockRumex crispus2010Curled DockRumex crispus2010SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2010Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010HollyIlex aquifolium2010HollyIlex aquifolium2010Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2010Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2010Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2010Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2010Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010ElderSambucus nigra2010ElderSambucus nigra2010Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2010Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2010Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2010Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2010False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2010PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2010Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2010Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2010Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010DaisyBellis perennis2010DaisyBellis perennis2010Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010Common DuckweedLemna minor2010Common DuckweedLemna minor2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2010Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2010Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2010Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2010Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2010Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2010Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2010Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2010Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2010Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2010Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2010Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010