placenamesWhite Park
An Pháirc
Conservation at White Park Bay links cattle grazing with insect-rich coastal habitats.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Pháirc · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- White Park · English · main form
Place & story
Small creatures in the dunes
The National Trust’s account of White Park Bay records volunteer butterfly surveyor Patrick Barton noticing bees that were subsequently identified as Northern Colletes. These solitary bees make nesting burrows in sandy soil, often close together despite living individually. The Trust also describes cattle grazing as part of its dune management: shorter turf allows plants including orchids and winter annuals to flourish. Butterfly monitoring follows a fixed route, with counts supplied to Butterfly Conservation’s wider recording scheme. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — White Park. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our work at White Park Bay · National Trust
- The eastern end of White Park Bay, County Antrim illustration: based on a White Park Bay by Rossographer. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.