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Rath

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.76928, -6.21923

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Chaffinch
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Chaffinch
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Robin +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Starling, Chaffinch, Robin +53 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Painted Lady, Cinnabar · last seen 2019; Insects — Painted Lady, Cinnabar · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 94Cycling route177 km

Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route369 m

Named routeRef 94Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 94Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 94Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

672 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2024

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Song Thrush · Great Tit +37

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
SwiftApus apus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Painted Lady

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Shining Crane's-bill

Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

672 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2024

Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler · Song Thrush · Great Tit +37

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
SwiftApus apus2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2019

Painted Lady

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Shining Crane's-bill

Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Carnbeg ParkUrban park3.8 km→🐄Logan StoresVisitor farm4.2 km→✦Bishop's PalaceHistoric site4.2 km→✦Ancient Monastery of KellsHistoric site4.4 km→✦RathHistoric site1.9 km→✦RathHistoric site2.4 km→

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