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Ring Barrow

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.69589, -7.30771

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Fieldfare
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Raven +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Raven +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Polygonum aviculare, Greater Stitchwort +30 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Polygonum aviculare, Greater Stitchwort +30 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Painted Lady, Sericomyia silentis +7 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Common Darter, Painted Lady, Sericomyia silentis +7 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route
Gortin Glen Forest Park and MullaghcarnWalking route

https://mountainviews.ie/summit/371/

Named route
Gortin Forest Nature TrailWalking route

https://outmoreni.com/route/1721-gortin-forest-nature-trail

Named route
Gortin Forest Pollan TrailWalking route

https://outmoreni.com/route/1722-gortin-forest-pollan-trail

Named route
Gortin Forest Ladies ViewWalking route

https://outmoreni.com/route/1720-gortin-forest-ladies-view

Named route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Newtonstewart Bypass Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
North West TrailCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Sperrins Route 1 - Gold Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 1Round tripRegional cycle route
Sperrins Route 3 - Struel Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 3Round tripRegional cycle route
Sperrins Route 6 - Derg Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6Round tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H4483 : Lane, Eskeradooey

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H4483 : Lane, Eskeradooey

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🌱Ulster American Folk ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Old ChurchHistoric site4.9 km→

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