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Fox Fort Rath

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📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.45899, -6.06633

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird, Lagria hirta +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird, Lagria hirta +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bittersweet, Herb-Robert, Wild Angelica +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bittersweet, Herb-Robert, Wild Angelica +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Urocystis ranunculi, Neodasyscypha cerina, Hymenoscyphus subferrugineus +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Urocystis ranunculi, Neodasyscypha cerina, Hymenoscyphus subferrugineus +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Digital Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lagan TowpathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaris GreenwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lake TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fox Fort TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 9Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 9Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route856 m
Named routeRef 9Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route183 m
Named routeRef 9Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J2558 : Rath, Hillsborough forest

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J2558 : Rath, Hillsborough forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hillsborough Castle and GardensUrban park1.5 km→🌱Sprucefield ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Hillsborough CastleHistoric site1.3 km→✦Hillsborough FortHistoric site1 km→🌱LisnagarveryUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sprucefield CentreUrban park3.8 km→

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