Aluminum Christmas tree
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Getting here
54.65191, -5.92037
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Hooded Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Pausa — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Hooded Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Cafe Pausa — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Orchid Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Orchid Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025; Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Connswater Community GreenwayWalking route
Titanic TrailWalking route
Cave Hill TrailWalking route
Newtonabbey WayWalking route
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
🚴Cycling
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Connswater Community GreenwayCycling route
Victoria ParkCycling route1 km
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route
Clarendon ParkCycling route
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route
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