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🐄Farms🐶Dogs🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.80782, -6.35120
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🦌2 species of mammals recorded in the area — Red Squirrel and Otter are among those seen
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕EJ’s Country Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🦌2 species of mammals recorded in the area — Red Squirrel and Otter are among those seen
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕EJ’s Country Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Mammals — Red Squirrel, Otter · last seen 2013
Free
Birds — Gadwall · last seen 2012
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Holly Blue · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 97 ExtensionCycling route▾
Ballymena to Randalstown
Named routeRef 97National Cycle Network
Photos
J0596 : Hillstown Orange Hall
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Wildlife to spot
120 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGadwall
Red Squirrel · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2010
Holly Blue
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Groundsel · Bramble · Least Duckweed · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bent +111
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Least DuckweedLemna minuta
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGadwall
Red Squirrel · Otter
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra2010
Holly Blue
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Groundsel · Bramble · Least Duckweed · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bent +111
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Least DuckweedLemna minuta
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas