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Craigavon Lakes

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Although artificial attracts wildfowl, and in winter good finch flocks in the area.

Lurgan Park Lake

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Wildfowl

Oxford Island Nature Reserve

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The most accessible part of Lough Neagh with hides and Information Centre. Wildfowl and extensive woodland and wet meadows.

Reedy Flats

Wildfowl, waders and rarities

Where to Watch Birds in Ireland

by Paul Milne & Clive Hutchinson - Paperback - 336 pages (2nd Edition 2010) Christopher Helm £18.99
ISBN: 9781408105214
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BTO Local Rep

DWA Knight, 20 Mandeville Drive, Tandragee, Craigavon, Co Amargh BT62 2DQ 028 3884 0658

Armagh County Museum

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One of our most popular displays areas on the first floor lets you to take a close look at familiar birds and beasts. It is divided into several convenient sections...

Brackagh Moss Nature Reserve

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The flocks of duck that often accompany the floods are ever watchful for wandering birds of prey...

Lough Neagh Discovery Centre

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The Centre enjoys a unique and beautiful setting on the edge of the Lough where visitors can learn all about the history, the culture and wildlife in and around Lough Neagh...

Oxford Island National Reserve

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Oxford Island National Reserve
Oxford Island, a National Reserve on the shores of Lough Neagh, offers excellent opportunities for people to get close to nature. It is a peninsula today but was an island prior to 1850's before the lough was successively lowered. The reserve consists of 270 acres with 8km of walks and nature trails accessible in all seasons, five birdwatching hides, picnic areas, a paddling pool and Kinnego Marina close by. The Reserve has won awards for its exhibitions, disabled access and haditat development...

Armagh Accommodation

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ome of the broadleaved and coniferous trees in the forest park are over 200 years old. Gosford Castle belongs to a rare architectural style - Norman revival. Estate has associations with Dean Swift. Walled garden, deerpark, poultry collection, ornamental pigeons in dovecote. Nature trail, barbecue site, café. Off A28, near Markethill. Armagh 7 miles, Newry 12 miles. Open all year...

Dundrum House

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3 spacious ensuit rooms. Early 18th century farmhouse set in 80 acres of privately owned land with Callen River running through it. Located 6 miles from Armagh City and 18 miles from Newry. An ideal location for golf, angling, walking, cycling, equestrian or just relaxing...

Fairylands Country House

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This family run purpose built B&B is situated in a quiet countryside 1 mile outside Armagh City, just off the main Armagh-Enniskillen Road. It is also within walking distance of the Navan Heritage Centre, the Palace Stables and the Cathedral City. It is Northern Ireland Tourist Board (N.I.T.B.) Approved...

Birdwatching in County Armagh

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List of sites e.g. Lough Neagh's south shore is the focus: vast numbers of winter diving ducks, including rare ferruginous and ring-necked ducks, red-crested pochard, smew. Great-crested grebe breed in high density near Oxford Island. Inland: blackcap and grasshopper warblers nest in old estates.

Birdwatching Lough Neagh

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Ornithologists from Britain and Western Europe come to study the birds of Northern Ireland every year, and with good reason...