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Getting here
55.00165, -7.34223
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and House Sparrow
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and House Sparrow
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha nigriventris, Green Nettle Weevil +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha nigriventris, Green Nettle Weevil +16 more · last seen 2024
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Maggie Murphy's LaneWalking route
Green RoadWalking route
🚴Cycling
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
EuroVelo 1Cycling route54 km
National Cycle Network National Route 92Cycling route
Ballinamallard to Londonderry
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)
Inis Eoghain CyclewayCycling route60.8 km
Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km
Wildlife to spot
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