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Dogs welcome
Places › Northern Ireland › Ards and North Down Getting here
54.61442, -5.68874
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pintail, Blackbird, Black-tailed Godwit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pintail, Blackbird, Black-tailed Godwit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, White Saddle +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust, White Saddle +4 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Down Cycling route ▾
Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos J4976 : Windmill stump and wind turbines, Newtownards/Conlig (May 2016)
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Wildlife to spot
8,381 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-tailed Godwit · Goldfinch +36
Pintail Anas acuta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Orange Ladybird · Common Darter · Eristalis nemorum · Brown China-mark +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024 Violet Bramble Rust
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Coltsfoot · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron · Greater Quaking-grass +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima2025 Meadow Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pintail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-tailed Godwit · Goldfinch +36
Pintail Anas acuta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Otter · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Orange Ladybird · Common Darter · Eristalis nemorum · Brown China-mark +10
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024 Violet Bramble Rust
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Coltsfoot · Himalayan Balsam · Rhododendron · Greater Quaking-grass +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima2025 Meadow Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Golden Dot
Golden Dot
Stigmella aurella2024
Stigmella aurella2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
Marble Gall Causer Andricus kollari f. agamic2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Ranunculus acris2025
Ranunculus acris2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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