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Places › Northern Ireland › Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Getting here
54.37800, -6.58802
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Peacock, White-tailed Bumblebee +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Peacock, White-tailed Bumblebee +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Cylindric Ditrichum, Smooth Hornwort +2 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Cylindric Ditrichum, Smooth Hornwort +2 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 km ▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
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Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 91 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 127 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 127 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 576 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 576 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 103 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 611 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 611 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9 m ▾
Named route Ref 91 Length 9 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
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Wildlife to spot
500 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +40
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2015 Great Tit Parus major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Magpie Pica pica2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Coal Tit Periparus ater2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2010 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Coot Fulica atra2010 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2010 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Bats +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2016 Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Bats Vespertilionidae2015 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Peacock · White-tailed Bumblebee · Angle Shades · Helophilus pendulus +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Peacock Aglais io2019 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2016 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2014 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Bluebell · Cylindric Ditrichum · Smooth Hornwort · Common Pottia
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2012 Smooth Hornwort Phaeoceros laevis2012 Common Pottia Tortula truncata2012 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 500 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pied Wagtail · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +40
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2016 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2015 Great Tit Parus major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2010 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2010 Magpie Pica pica2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2010 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2010 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2010 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 House Martin Delichon urbicum2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2010 Coal Tit Periparus ater2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2010 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2010 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2010 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2010 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2010 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2016 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 Swift Apus apus2010 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2010 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2010 Coot Fulica atra2010 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2010 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2010 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2010 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2010 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2010 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2010 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2010 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Bats +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2016 Pine Marten Martes martes2021 Bats Vespertilionidae2015 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Peacock · White-tailed Bumblebee · Angle Shades · Helophilus pendulus +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Peacock Aglais io2019 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2016 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2014 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Bluebell · Cylindric Ditrichum · Smooth Hornwort · Common Pottia
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2012 Smooth Hornwort Phaeoceros laevis2012 Common Pottia Tortula truncata2012 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2014
2014
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2014
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2014
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2014
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2014 2024
2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2010
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2010 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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