Kirkiston Castle Golf Club 64 ha
Paid entry Dogs welcome 64 ha
Places › Northern Ireland › Ards and North Down Getting here
54.44034, -5.47285
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ulster Way Link Sections Walking route 1000 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"
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Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail Cycling 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.
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Red-breasted Merganser +23
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Dunlin Calidris alpina Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Curlew Numenius arquata Razorbill Alca torda Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common Guillemot Uria aalge Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 22-spot Ladybird · Large Yellow Underwing · Map-winged Swift · Garden Carpet · Smoky Wainscot +19
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella Dark Spectacle Hogweed · Lady's Bedstraw
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Redshank · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Red-breasted Merganser +23
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redshank Tringa totanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Dunlin Calidris alpina Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eider Somateria mollissima Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Curlew Numenius arquata Razorbill Alca torda Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Common Guillemot Uria aalge Snipe Gallinago gallinago Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 22-spot Ladybird · Large Yellow Underwing · Map-winged Swift · Garden Carpet · Smoky Wainscot +19
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella Dark Spectacle Hogweed · Lady's Bedstraw
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Abrostola triplasia
Abrostola triplasia
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta
Gold Swift Phymatopus hecta
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
Clay Mythimna ferrago
Clay Mythimna ferrago
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2023
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2023
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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