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Rath

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.86600, -7.06002

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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 — Dipper, Mistle Thrush, Jay +22 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Dipper, Mistle Thrush, Jay +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Curved Silk-moss, Dotted Hornwort, Dune Thread-moss +58 more · last seen 2012; Plants — Curved Silk-moss, Dotted Hornwort, Dune Thread-moss +58 more · last seen 2012

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Purple Clay +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Purple Clay +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sperrins Challenge Walk 2011Walking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The FootstickWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 2 - The Sawel Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 2Round tripRegional cycle route
Sperrins Route 7 - Banagher Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 7Round tripRegional cycle route
Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 3Cycling route35.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 35.4 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

C6002 : Sperrin farmland

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

C6002 : Sperrin farmland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RathHistoric site600 m→✦RathHistoric site1.1 km→✦Ballydonegan SweathouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦Learmount CastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦Tandragee FortHistoric site4 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site4.4 km→

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