bowling green

Fillongley Provincial Park was an early-20th-century private estate, whose former bowling green is now a wildflower meadow ringed by imported deciduous trees.

Previously, he'd attempted to make his garden resemble a bowling green, he says, before recognising that this attitude created something of a "biodiversity desert".

For instance, Belfast City Council said that City Hall, Belfast Zoo, and some community centres, play centres, sports pitches, bowling greens, parks and public toilets could be closed on some days during the strike.

A member of public had called the charity after spotting the seal near the bowling green beside the pier, and just across the road from the bright lights of a cinema.

Outdoor sports facilities are already open, including tennis courts, golf courses and bowling greens.