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📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.75230, -6.22460

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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
  • ✦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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Black-headed Gull, Rook +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Black-headed Gull, Rook +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing +182 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing +182 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Mallrug, Mallryg · last seen 2022; Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Mallrug, Mallryg · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Bluebell · last seen 2022; Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Bluebell · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mill Race TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 94Cycling route177 km
Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network
Mill Race Trail RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim LoopCycling route7.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7.7 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route369 m
Named routeRef 94Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J1490 : Kilgavanagh Townland

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J1490 : Kilgavanagh Townland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy HouseUrban park3.8 km→🌱Parterre GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Carnbeg ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Round TowerUrban park3.2 km→✦Pump TowerHistoric site4 km→✦MotteHistoric site4.1 km→

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