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Getting here
54.40252, -5.65434
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Picnic Delicatessen — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Picnic Delicatessen — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Holly, Gorse +45 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Holly, Gorse +45 more · last seen 2023
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +57 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Sea Beech, Pink-sorrel, Bramble +8 more foraging species
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The BroadmeadowsWalking route
St Patrick's WayWalking route
Long WalkWalking route
Corbally WalkWalking route
Crazy TrailWalking route
Route passing by all the outdoor fitness equipment in the park
🚴Cycling
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Castle Ward Boundary TrailCycling route
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
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.
Castle Ward - Castle TrailCycling route
This route must be followed in an anticlockwise direction by cyclists, in accordance with waymarkers.
Castle Ward - Farm TrailCycling route
Cyclists must follow the route in an anti-clockwise direction, in accordance with the waymarkers.
Wildlife to spot
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