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54.32304, -5.69754
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Grebe, Moorhen, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Moorhen, Mute Swan +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Meadowsweet Rust +24 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Meadowsweet Rust +24 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Patrick's GAC - Saul Family Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lecale Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J4944 : Memorial for the Patients and Staff of the former Downshire Mental Hospital
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3,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Moorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Hooded Crow +43
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Redshank Tringa totanus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus · Red Admiral +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Pink Domecap +2
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus2025 Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Fairy Foxglove · Smooth Sow-thistle · Forget-Me-Not · Rubus dasyphyllus · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +3
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Forget-Me-Not Myosotis Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Moorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Hooded Crow +43
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Gadwall Mareca strepera Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Magpie Pica pica Shoveler Spatula clypeata Redshank Tringa totanus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Bostrichus capucinus · Red Admiral +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Bostrichus capucinus Bostrichus capucinus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Parrot Waxcap · Alexanders Rust · White Fibrecap · Crazed Cap · Pink Domecap +2
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus2025 Alexanders Rust Puccinia smyrnii White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla2025 Crazed Cap Dermoloma cuneifolium2025 Pink Domecap Rugosomyces carneus2025 Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Fairy Foxglove · Smooth Sow-thistle · Forget-Me-Not · Rubus dasyphyllus · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +3
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2025 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Forget-Me-Not Myosotis Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2025 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
White-barred Gold Micropterix aruncella2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025 2025
2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025
Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 