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Harryville Mote and Bailey

📷 Lisa Jarvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.85884, -6.26884

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Meadow Waxcap, Ballerina · last seen 2024; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Meadow Waxcap, Ballerina · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, American Skunk-cabbage +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, American Skunk-cabbage +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 97Cycling route
Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
ecos Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 97Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 97Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

D1102 : Harryville Motte

📷 Lisa Jarvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

D1102 : Harryville Motte

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ecos CentreUrban park1.2 km→🌱Harryville Playing FieldsUrban park500 m→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Sentry HillUrban park2.4 km→🌱King George ParkUrban park400 m→

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