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Bear Pit

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.62684, -5.83244

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Oystercatcher +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Ribbed Melilot +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Ribbed Melilot +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Birch Besom · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Birch Besom · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, St Marks Fly, Varied Carpet Beetle +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, St Marks Fly, Varied Carpet Beetle +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

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

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99Cycling route

Belfast to Newcastle

Named routeRef 99Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Connswater Community GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Victoria ParkCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
OrangefieldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Middlepath StreetCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4077 : Path and trees, Redburn Country Park, Holywood - July 2014(2)

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4077 : Path and trees, Redburn Country Park, Holywood - July 2014(2)

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Nearby places

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🌱Belmont ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Stormont EstateUrban park2.9 km→🌱Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱SeaparkUrban park2.5 km→

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