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54.27940, -5.89446
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle Way Walking route 42.5 km ▾
Named route Length 42.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Moorish Tower Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Slievenaslat Walk Walking route 4.3 km ▾
Named route Length 4.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cumran Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rock Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clough to Dundrum Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castlewellan Cycleway/Footway Cycling route ▾
Route 1 - The Newcastle / Lough Island Reavy Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 - The Slieve Croob Route Cycling route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 25 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 - The Legananny Route Cycling route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 20 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Dundrum Coastal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route Surface grass
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castlewellan Forest Park - Blue Trail Mountain bike route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Black Trail (The Great Escarpe) Mountain bike route ▾
Castlewellan Forest Park - Red Trail Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Castlewellan Forest Park - Green Trail Mountain bike route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
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Wildlife to spot
665 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 665 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Curlew Numenius arquata Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker +11
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 665 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Curlew Numenius arquata Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker +11
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Variable Damselfly
Variable Damselfly
Coenagrion pulchellum2023
Coenagrion pulchellum2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria tircis2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria tircis2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi sabellicae2020
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2020
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