Victoria Park – Walks Live

Victoria Park is open 24 hours, seven days a week. The park has a lake which is home to water birds such as swans, geese, ducks, herons and migrant waders. There are two walking trails around the lake. The playing fields have soccer pitches, a bowling green and a cycling and BMX track. Public access defibrillators for park users have been installed.

Due to the park’s rich variety of wildlife, the open water in the park is part of the Belfast Lough ASSI (Area of Special Scientific Interest) project. Large numbers of birds congregate at the park, partly because they are used to being fed, and are a threat to low-flying aircraft from George Best City Airport. Aircrafts can be in danger if they collide with flying birds.

The council is working with airport authorities, ecological consultants, NI Environment Agency and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to prevent any incidents occurring in Belfast and to make Victoria Park less attractive to the greylag geese. You can help us to reduce the risk to aircraft by not feeding the birds.

A poetry trail, which features ten nature-themed poems written by local primary school pupils and etched onto metal plaques, also provides a pleasant route around the park. Other features include flower and rose beds and horticultural displays.