Rath
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Getting here
54.81177, -6.01944
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rusty Feather-moss, Greater Water-moss, Riccia +79 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Rusty Feather-moss, Greater Water-moss, Riccia +79 more · last seen 2020
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange-tip, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +12 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +12 more · last seen 2024
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Conifer Blueing Bracket · last seen 2020; Fungi — Conifer Blueing Bracket · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Ulster WayWalking route1000 km
A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Antrim Hills WayWalking route35 km
Slemish to Glenarm
Antrim Hills Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route31 km
Ballynure to Glenarm
The RaaWalking route
Wildlife to spot
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