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📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.34654, -6.39986

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, 7-spot Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, 7-spot Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arthonia atra, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Opegrapha vulgata +3 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Arthonia atra, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Opegrapha vulgata +3 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Amphibious Bistort +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Amphibious Bistort +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster Way (Newry Canal section)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Glen View TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bluebell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 9Cycling route

Belfast to Newry

Named routeRef 9National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 9Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 9Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 9Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m
Named routeRef 9Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 9Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J0345 : Babbling brook

📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J0345 : Babbling brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woodlands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Laurelvale Play ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Scarva ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Ruins of Clare CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Dunbarton HouseHistoric site4.1 km→✦Drummiller FortHistoric site3.4 km→

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