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Quintin Castle

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.37713, -5.48940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Red Admiral, Eupeodes corollae, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2024

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Thrift, Sea-kale, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +2 more · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Portkelly TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Bar Hall Bay TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Castle FlannanWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Lecale WayWalking route66 km▾

Named routeLength 66 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

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Strangford Lough Cycle TrailCycling route▾

Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,581 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

3,581 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Cormorant

+79 more species

All 84 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GannetMorus bassanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
SanderlingCalidris alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
KnotCalidris canutus
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Great TitParus major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2022
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2022

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel

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Insects6 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Admiral · Eupeodes corollae · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Common Red Soldier Beetle

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021

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Plants5 species

spring

2024

Thrift · Sea-kale · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Aster · English Stonecrop

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,581 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Cormorant

+79 more species

All 84 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GannetMorus bassanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
SanderlingCalidris alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
KnotCalidris canutus
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Great TitParus major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
RuffCalidris pugnax2023
Common GuillemotUria aalge2023
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2022
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Seal · Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Admiral · Eupeodes corollae · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Common Red Soldier Beetle

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2024

Thrift · Sea-kale · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sea Aster · English Stonecrop

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J6350 : Quintin Castle

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Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J6350 : Quintin Castle

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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