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Dogs welcome

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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Orchid Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Orchid Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025; Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Connswater Community GreenwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Titanic TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cave Hill TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Newtonabbey WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking 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"

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Connswater Community GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Victoria ParkCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Clarendon ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle 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)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route
Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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