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📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.75169, -6.25821

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
✦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

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

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 — Myrmica ruginodis, Small Fan-footed Wave, Orchard Ermine +9 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Myrmica ruginodis, Small Fan-footed Wave, Orchard Ermine +9 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mill Race TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Riverside PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 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

National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route726 m

Named routeRef 94Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route279 m

Named routeRef 94Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Rook · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Starling +41

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
MagpiePica pica2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,152 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Rook · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Starling +41

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
MagpiePica pica2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Ashby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy HouseUrban park4.3 km→🌱Parterre GardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Carnbeg ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Round TowerUrban park4.3 km→✦Pump TowerHistoric site4.5 km→✦Antrim CastleHistoric site4.6 km→

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