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Ballysallagh Lower Reservoir

20 ha

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

54.63222, -5.74939

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Purple Stocking Webcap, Scarletina Bolete +38 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Porcelain Fungus, Purple Stocking Webcap, Scarletina Bolete +38 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Green-veined White +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Green-veined White +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Salmonberry, Rosebay Willowherb, Bluebell +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Salmonberry, Rosebay Willowherb, Bluebell +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Scarletina Bolete, Beech Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Down Coastal Path (Ulster Way Section)Walking route19.2 km
Named routeLength 19.2 kmRegional walking route
Comber GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99Cycling route

Belfast to Newcastle

Named routeRef 99Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
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
North DownCycling route

Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path

Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Comber GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4578 : Ballysallagh reservoir near Craigantlet

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4578 : Ballysallagh reservoir near Craigantlet

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crawfordsburn Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Glenford ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Killaire Wood ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Ballymenoch ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bully's AcreUrban park4.3 km→🐄McKee's Farm ShopVisitor farm2.7 km→

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