🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Curlew +82 more · last seen 2025
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Curlew +82 more · last seen 2025
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Peacock +42 more · last seen 2025
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Dog walks
Strong match
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Free
Urban park — family destination
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Lecale Way; Named hiking route nearby: Lecale Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bar Hall Bay TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
The BroadmeadowsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Castle FlannanWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castle Ward Boundary TrailCycling route▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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
Castle Ward - Castle TrailCycling route▾
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Castle Ward - Farm TrailCycling route▾
Cyclists must follow the route in an anti-clockwise direction, in accordance with the waymarkers.
