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Mahee Castle

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Puffball, Oak Mildew, Oakbug Milkcap +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Common Puffball, Oak Mildew, Oakbug Milkcap +9 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, 22-spot Ladybird, Cinnabar +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, 22-spot Ladybird, Cinnabar +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Navelwort, Wood-sorrel, Sanicle +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Navelwort, Wood-sorrel, Sanicle +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Trail, Mount StewartWalking route4 km

Follows the glen past Moat Hill, site of an 11th century motte, and down to the Piggery.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Blue Trail, Mount StewartWalking route3.4 km

Takes in woodland and shelterbelt within the demesne, including the ruins of the folly.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Island Reagh, Strangford LoughWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Walk, Mount StewartWalking route9.5 km

Passes through a historic landscape of mixed farmland, woodlands and archaeological remains.

Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Red Trail, Mount StewartWalking route2.4 km

The main circular on Mount Stewart estate, looping through a mix of the demesne woodland & farmland. Look for the folly ruins, water features & wildlife. You might even spot red squirrels if you're lucky.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:15-02:15Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

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