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Dogs welcome

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011; Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, River Grimmia, River Feather-moss +8 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wood Anemone, River Grimmia, River Feather-moss +8 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route
North Sperrins Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Banagher Glen - Forest TrailWalking route12 km

http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/banagher-glen-walking-route#

Named routeLength 12 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 7 - Banagher Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 7Round tripRegional cycle route
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

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