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📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.84004, -6.24087

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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
  • ✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Herring Gull +42 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Herring Gull +42 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Rhododendron, Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Giant-rhubarb, Rhododendron, Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 97Cycling route
Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
ecos Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 97Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 97Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

D1200 : Road at Ballylesson

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

D1200 : Road at Ballylesson

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ecos CentreUrban park3.2 km→🌱Harryville Playing FieldsUrban park2.6 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Ballee Playing FieldsUrban park2.3 km→🌱King George ParkUrban park3 km→

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