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Dogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Collared Dove, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Collared Dove, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +43 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ivy +43 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alder Tongue, Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle +2 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Alder Tongue, Meadowsweet Rust, Dryad's Saddle +2 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughshore Trail Route 2 - Moira LoopCycling route27 km
Named routeRef 2Length 27 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Craigavon Cycle TrailCycling route

Notional cycle route dreamt up by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in 2020 to replace their scrapped Regional Route 10 and other bits of National Cycle Network

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 94Cycling route177 km
Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part Northern IrelandCycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 94Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 94Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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