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Throne Park

3 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.65353, -5.93339

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 181m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Heart & Dart, Orchid Beetle, Buff Ermine +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Heart & Dart, Orchid Beetle, Buff Ermine +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Holly, Hawthorn +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2024; Fungi — Alexanders Rust, Candlesnuff Fungus, Podosphaera aphanis · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Connswater Community GreenwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Titanic TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cave Hill TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trench LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Newtonabbey WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Connswater Community GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Victoria ParkCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Clarendon ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route
Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J3380 : Belfast Trolleybus 210 leaving Whitewell terminus - 1968

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J3380 : Belfast Trolleybus 210 leaving Whitewell terminus - 1968

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🌱V36Urban park800 m→🌱Hazelbank ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Loughshore ParkUrban park4.5 km→🐄Belfast ZooVisitor farm700 m→🌱Valley ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱King's Coronation GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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