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Vicar's Cairn

📷 Sean Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.29829, -6.59682

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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
  • ✦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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Rook +36 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Rook +36 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Small Copper +8 more · last seen 2010; Insects — Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Small Copper +8 more · last seen 2010

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gosford Forest Park - Blue PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gosford Forest Park - Red TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km

"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gosford Forest Park - Family Cycle TrailCycling route6 km
Named routeLength 6 kmLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 91Cycling route
Named routeRef 91National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route576 m
Named routeRef 91Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 91Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route611 m
Named routeRef 91Length 611 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 91Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H9139 : Vicar's Cairn

📷 Sean Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H9139 : Vicar's Cairn

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