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Tobar Mhuire Retreat & Conference Centre

38 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Sulphur Knight, Golden Bootleg +40 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Sulphur Knight, Golden Bootleg +40 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Avens, Herb-Robert, Bugle +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Herb-Robert, Bugle +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +101 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +101 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Common Sorrel, Hazel +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green LaneWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glasswater Wood - Connecting TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackthorn TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Long WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Corbally WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Strangford Lough Cycle TrailCycling route

Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4552 : Side entrance to Tobar Mhuire Monastery from John Street

J4552 : Side entrance to Tobar Mhuire Monastery from John Street

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