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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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55.11192, -6.95756

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Nitrous Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Crimson Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Nitrous Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Crimson Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route

North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Causeway Coast and Glens - 14 - BinevenaghWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

North Sperrins WayWalking route

Dungiven - Swanns Bridge

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Limavady BoroughCycling route

Formerly part of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's NCN93, de-designated by them in 2020 on safety grounds

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Swallow · Robin · Black-headed Gull +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Great TitParus major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
RedshankTringa totanus2020
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
TealAnas crecca2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Red Squirrel · Otter · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra2019
Pine MartenMartes martes2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2023

Melinopterus sphacelatus · Small Magpie · Dark Arches

Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2022
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022

🍄

Fungi5 species

autumn

2019

Scarlet Waxcap · Nitrous Waxcap · Crimson Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata
Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Swallow · Robin · Black-headed Gull +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Great TitParus major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
RedshankTringa totanus2020
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
TealAnas crecca2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Red Squirrel · Otter · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra2019
Pine MartenMartes martes2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2023

Melinopterus sphacelatus · Small Magpie · Dark Arches

Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2022
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022

🍄

Fungi5 species

autumn

2019

Scarlet Waxcap · Nitrous Waxcap · Crimson Waxcap · Snowy Waxcap · Blackening Waxcap

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata
Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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