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Knockdhu Promontory Fort

📷 Philip · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.89247, -5.91122

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +40 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap +40 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mealy Grimmia, Tamarisk Scalewort, Mougeot's Yoke-moss +89 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Mealy Grimmia, Tamarisk Scalewort, Mougeot's Yoke-moss +89 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +11 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route31 km

Ballynure to Glenarm

Named routeLength 31 kmRegional walking route
Causeway Coast and Glens - 9 - Salllagh Braes WalkWalking route10.8 km
Named routeLength 10.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Garden TrailWalking route
Named route
Bioodiversity/Fitness TrailWalking route
Named route
Shore TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
ecos Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 93Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route711 m
Named routeRef 93Length 711 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

D3406 : Knock Dhu

📷 Philip · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

D3406 : Knock Dhu

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Carnfunnock Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Bog GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Carnfunnock Walled GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Ballygally ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Drains Bay ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Ballygally CastleHistoric site3.3 km→

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