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Portora Castle

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.35601, -7.65911

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Mute Swan +50 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Dark Arches +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Dark Arches +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech, Elder, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech, Elder, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Elder, Garlic Mustard +9 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci, Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Synchytrium taraxaci, Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ely and CarrickreaghWalking route
Named route
Castle Coole Beech Trail, Castle CooleWalking route1.9 km

A tranquil walk on paths through the Beech Wood at Castle Coole, where you'll discover some of the oldest trees on the estate. Look out for the 18th-century Ice House & see the ancient trees lining Oak Avenue if you choose the longer route. Some inclines.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Coole Lake Walk, Castle CooleWalking route1.8 km

A gentle walk around tranquil Lough Coole. Spot a variety of wildlife, see views of the grand mansion & discover traces of the past at the site where the Queen Anne House once stood. Level terrain with some gravel. Dogs on leads due to wildfowl.

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North West TrailCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 91Cycling route
Named routeRef 91National Cycle Network
Kingfisher Cycle Trail - Northern Loop (Ride 1)Cycling route370 km

"offers cyclists a pleasant three or four days cycling around Lower Lough Erne."

Named routeRef KCT1Length 370 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Kingfisher Cycle Trail - The West Fermanagh Link (Ride 3)Cycling route

"through the rural uplands of County Fermanagh"

Named routeRef KCT3Point-to-pointRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 91Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route432 m
Named routeRef 91Length 432 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H2245 : The long arm of the law, Portora Castle

📷 Hywel Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H2245 : The long arm of the law, Portora Castle

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🌱Brook ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Forthill ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Inis Ceithleann ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Devenish Island Monastic SiteUrban park1.5 km→🌱Cherry IslandUrban park1.6 km→🌱Windmill Road ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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