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🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Newry, Mourne and Down Getting here
54.40133, -5.88820
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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🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — False Morel, Meadow Puffball, Clustered Toughshank +16 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — False Morel, Meadow Puffball, Clustered Toughshank +16 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Salmonberry, Wood Anemone +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Salmonberry, Wood Anemone +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +157 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Green Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Harmoney Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chapel Pad Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lough Park Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside walk public footpath · 53 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 53 m Path type: steps
Show on map riverside walk public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Photos J3752 : Ascending towards Ballynahinch Windmill
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Wildlife to spot
5,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,992 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Jackdaw +33
Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Coot Fulica atra2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Gorse Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Magpie +34
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Small Magpie Anania hortulata False Morel
False Morel Gyromitra esculenta 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Bittersweet · Giant-rhubarb · Welsh Poppy +1
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,992 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Hooded Crow · Jackdaw +33
Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Coot Fulica atra2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Gorse Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Magpie +34
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Small Magpie Anania hortulata False Morel
False Morel Gyromitra esculenta 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Bittersweet · Giant-rhubarb · Welsh Poppy +1
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2024
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2024
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2024
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2024
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2024
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2024
Phytomyza minuscula Phytomyza minuscula2024
Phytomyza minuscula Phytomyza minuscula2024
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2024
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2024
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2024
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2022
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2022
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2022
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2022
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2022
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2022
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2022
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2022
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2022
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2022
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2022
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2022
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2022
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021 2021
2021
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2021
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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