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Places › Northern Ireland › Antrim and Newtownabbey Getting here
54.69923, -6.09211
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Heart & Dart +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Heart & Dart +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Earthy Powdercap, Stump Puffball, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +6 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Earthy Powdercap, Stump Puffball, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +6 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Riverside/Old Ballymena Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rook · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Wren +38
Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mountain Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Red Mason Bee +18
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Peacock Aglais io2022 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Rosebay Willowherb
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rook · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Wren +38
Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Cinclus cinclus hibernicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mountain Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Red Mason Bee +18
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Peacock Aglais io2022 Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Rosebay Willowherb
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2022 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2021 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2018
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2018
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2018
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2018
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2018
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2018
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2018
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Silver Y Autographa gamma2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Brick Sunira circellaris2018
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Grey Silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata2018
Grey Silverfish Ctenolepisma longicaudata2018
Clay Mythimna ferrago2018
Clay Mythimna ferrago2018
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2018
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2018
Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter trifasciella2018
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