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Shane's Castle

1 ha

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

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54.72749, -6.26792

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Earthtongue · last seen 2024; Fungi — Earthtongue · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pegomya · last seen 2024; Insects — Pegomya · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mill Race TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Riverside PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lane behind Moylena GroveWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 94Cycling route177 km

Named routeRef 94Length 177 kmRound tripNational Cycle Network

Mill Race Trail RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Loughshore Trail Route 1 - Antrim LoopCycling route7.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 7.7 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route

Ballymena to Randalstown

Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route726 m

Named routeRef 94Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route256 m

Named routeRef 94Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Hooded Crow +36

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common TernSterna hirundo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Hooded Crow +36

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common TernSterna hirundo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Albert Bridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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