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📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.74788, -6.17482

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Erysiphe symphoricarpi, Maple Mildew +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Erysiphe symphoricarpi, Maple Mildew +9 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Starling +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Starling +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Nettle-Tap +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Nettle-Tap +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Germander Speedwell, Capillary Thread-moss +6 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Germander Speedwell, Capillary Thread-moss +6 more · 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

13 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
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 94Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 94Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J1790 : Building on Ladyhill Road.

📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J1790 : Building on Ladyhill Road.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy HouseUrban park4.6 km→🌱Parterre GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Round TowerUrban park3.4 km→🌱Carnbeg ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Alexander Irvine ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Pump TowerHistoric site4.7 km→

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