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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.40988, -6.12817
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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 — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +58 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +58 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Indian-rhubarb, Snowberry +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Indian-rhubarb, Snowberry +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purgatory Path Walking route ▾
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Show on map Gourley's Loanin Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,197 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Collared Dove +29
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Heart & Dart · Scalloped Hazel · Holly Blue · Brimstone Moth · Poplar Hawk-moth +10
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2021 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2021 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spangle Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Ballerina +11
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Golden Waxcap 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Indian-rhubarb · Snowberry
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,197 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Collared Dove +29
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Heart & Dart · Scalloped Hazel · Holly Blue · Brimstone Moth · Poplar Hawk-moth +10
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2021 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2021 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2021 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spangle Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Ballerina +11
Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Golden Waxcap 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Indian-rhubarb · Snowberry
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2021
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2021
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2021
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2021
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2021
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata2021
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata2021
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2021
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2021
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2021
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2021
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata truncata2021
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata truncata2021
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2021
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata2021 Hygrocybe chlorophana
Hygrocybe chlorophana
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Earthy Powdercap Cystoderma amianthinum
Field Blewits Lepista saeva
Field Blewits Lepista saeva 