Giants chair
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Getting here
54.66056, -5.93090
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Sinnamon Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Sinnamon Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Hooded Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Hooded Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +13 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025; Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Cave Hill TrailWalking route
Trench LaneWalking route
Newtonabbey WayWalking route
Glencairn Trail, Divis and the Black MountainWalking route3.1 km
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"
🚴Cycling
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route
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)
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route
Sydenham bypassCycling route
A2 cycle lanes (Sydenham Bypass). Mostly consists of cycle lanes painted onto the hard-shoulder.
WaterworksCycling route
Alexandra ParkCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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