Getting here
54.46366, -5.46626
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Indet. Ladybird, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +12 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Speckled Wood, Indet. Ladybird, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +12 more · last seen 2019
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sea Ivory · last seen 2022; Fungi — Sea Ivory · last seen 2022
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Mugwort, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Mugwort, Bluebell +2 more · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
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"
Glastry Clay Pits Walk, Strangford LoughWalking route1 km
Former clay pit extraction site bisected by the road & totals an area of 40.67 acres. The pit appears to have been been in active use from the 1960s & was largely for local clay extraction for use in brick making. Walk around the south pond.
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
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.
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