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Boyle's Fort

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.48259, -6.20272

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Common Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Common Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle, Razor Strop Fungus · last seen 2019; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle, Razor Strop Fungus · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira LoopCycling route27 km

Named routeRef 2Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Craigavon Cycle TrailCycling route

Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · Blackbird +44

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great White EgretArdea alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Black Sexton Beetle · Common Cockchafer

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Whooper Swan · Blackbird +44

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great White EgretArdea alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2025

Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Black Sexton Beetle · Common Cockchafer

Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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