Outer Ards Peninsula

Harbours, beaches, rocky outcrops. Reasonable birdwatching is possible from a car, wheelchair access.
Birds can be viewed from various access points around Strangford Lough eg. terns, grebes, shoveler, mallard, wigeon, shelduck, brent geese, oyster catcher, plovers, heron, curlew, redshank, turnstones.
Visit www.strangfordlough.org or call into Ards Tourism to purchase a guide called ‘Out & About’ which details the wildlife round the Lough.

On the Western shore:
1. Island Hill (Comber)
2. Castle Espie (Comber),
3. Reagh Island (beside Mahee Island)
4. Whiterock.

On the Eastern shore:
5. Car Park (Floodgates) Newtownards,
6. Maltings (Mountstewart Road),
7. Barr’s Bay car park (Mountstewart Road),
8. Gas Works (Mountstewart Road),
9. Greyabbey.
NB. As we do not have exact location information, this is a map of the local area.

The nearest Tourist Information Centre is:

Newtownards / Ards Tourist Information Centre

Location / Directions

OS ref. 558838/625454, sheets 15/21
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