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55.21086, -6.57935
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Jackdaw
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red-throated Diver, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Red-throated Diver, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Wall-rue +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Wall-rue +26 more · last seen 2024
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Causeway Coast WayWalking route53 km
Green Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route700 m
Accessible trail with views of the Giant's Causeway along the way and on most days you can see Scotland and the Inishowen Peninsula. Compacted path with some loose bits of aggregate, steep in places and tarmac road.
Blue Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route1.2 km
Formal hard-core footpath with kerbstones, steep gradient in places, some rest stops with seats. The causeway stones can be slippery and dangerous when wet – always heed the advice of our rangers. There are also occasional rock falls.
Red Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route3.7 km
Formal path, hard core gravel surfaces, uneven in places, single track in places, 162 steep stone steps ('Shepherd's Steps') with handrail, uneven and with various depths. Please be aware of unfenced cliff edges, high winds, steep steps and rock falls.
Yellow Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route7.7 km
A section of the Causeway Coast Way managed by the National Trust, starting at Runkerry Head & ending at Hamilton's Seat. The walk follows the clifftop (not the shoreline). Variety of surfaces, including hardcore, grass & gravel with steps.
🚴Cycling
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
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)
Causeway Coast cycle routeCycling route
"This stunning 23-mile cycle route runs along the North Atlantic coast from Castlerock to the Giant's Causeway via Coleraine and takes in part of National Cycle Network Route 93. "
Main RouteCycling route232 m
N/ACycling route119 m
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Main RouteCycling route60 m
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