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Rope Walk Coastal Path

11 ha

PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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54.25351, -5.64068

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Curlew
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Black-backed Gull and Curlew
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Curlew, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Black-backed Gull, Curlew, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg., Straw Grass-veneer +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg., Straw Grass-veneer +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castle LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sheepland loopWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Lecale Way (Ulster Way Section)Walking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Sheepland Harbour PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

9,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterautumn

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Redshank · Ringed Plover +53

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Scandinavian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus littoralis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
PochardAythya ferina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Eastern Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros ochruros
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Seal · Badger · Hedgehog

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Large Yellow Underwing · Brown China-mark · Painted Lady · White Ermine

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterautumn

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Redshank · Ringed Plover +53

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
ShagGulosus aristotelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Scandinavian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus littoralis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
PochardAythya ferina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Eastern Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros ochruros
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Seal · Badger · Hedgehog

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Large Yellow Underwing · Brown China-mark · Painted Lady · White Ermine

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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