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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Robin
  • 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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Robin, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Robin, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Marmalade Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Marmalade Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster Way (Newry Canal section)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Glen View TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bluebell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network
Craigavon Cycle TrailCycling route

Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 9Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 9Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 9Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route460 m
Named routeRef 9Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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