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O'Cahan's Fort

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.02627, -6.94199

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Al’s Coffee at Roe Valley Country Park — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small White +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small White +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Hyacinthoides +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Hyacinthoides +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Alexanders Rust, Brittle Cinder +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Alexanders Rust, Brittle Cinder +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Roe Valley Country ParkWalking route

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/roe-valley-country-park-walking-route#

Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Limavady BoroughCycling route

Formerly part of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's NCN93, de-designated by them in 2020 on safety grounds

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

C6720 : Roe Valley Country Park

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

C6720 : Roe Valley Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Backburn PathUrban park2.7 km→✦Beetling MillHistoric site300 m→✦Mullagh Hill Site of the Convention of DrumceattHistoric site1.7 km→✦South Base TowerHistoric site4.6 km→⛳Golf at Roe ValleyGolf course1.6 km→✦Tamlaght Old ChurchHistoric site2.9 km→

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