🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
🌳Ancient woodland 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
🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Curlew +83 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
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Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Curlew +83 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Peacock +52 more · last seen 2025
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Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Herb-Robert, Ground-ivy +16 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bar Hall Bay TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
The BroadmeadowsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Castle FlannanWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castle Ward Boundary TrailCycling route▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Strangford Lough Cycle TrailCycling 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 routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Castle Ward - Castle TrailCycling route▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Castle Ward - Farm TrailCycling route▾
Cyclists must follow the route in an anti-clockwise direction, in accordance with the waymarkers.
