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Bird hides, nature walks. Fishing at Maghery canal, views of Lough Neagh....

Climb on board for a short train ride - or travel further afield on a special mainline steam excursion. Many engines and coaches are on display in transport museums and railway centres, with memorabilia from the golden age of steam. The first railway in Ireland opened in 1834, and the network quickly reached into all corners of the island. By 1920 almost 3,500 miles of track threaded the countryside and no Irish town was more than 10 miles from a railway station. Ireland's national railw...

The attractive eighteenth-century demense is now a forest park. The walled garden has been planted as a butterfly garden and the broad paths are ideal for wheelchair users. Huge hemlocks in the arboretum and a splendid view across parkland down to twin artificial lakes are pleasures to be savoured. There is a fine cypress walk and the chance to examine forest plots which the forest Service has planned with a variety of native and exotic dexiduous and evergreen trees. Facilities include: Tour...

A variety of nature walks and waymarked trails which meander through this mature forest park, along the river banks and past the small pond where various species of duck are found. Other facilities include museum, picnic area, toilets, car park, and a camp and caravan area. Colourful in spring with daffodils and rhododendrons and home to a herd of white fallow deer. Nature trail runs through oak and beech trees, passing a victorian garden, wishing well and old archway. Exhibition and lecture...

This steep wooded hill, north of Augher, is topped by huge stones with remarkable inscribed designs of the Bronze Age tomb of Knockmany. They are inscribed with the finest example of megalithic art in Ulster and are siad to be the final resting place of Aine, the shadowy 2nd century queen. The view from the monument is superb. The walk to the stones and viewpoint is quite steep and fairly strenuous along a pathway - 1-1/4 miles from the upper carpark. Knockmany Ardunshin Lough This walk i...

At Lumford's Glen, near knockmany is another peaceful forest walk. The main attraction of this woodland walk is the waterfall, a spectacular sight especially in the rainy season. Magnificent oak and beech dwarf the surrounding trees at the top of the glen....

Large upland coniferous forest set in the foothills of the Sperrins. Herd of wild Sila deer....

The park, just on the outskirts of Dungannon was fomerly the private demesne of the Ranfurlys. Covering some 60 acres includes a 12 acre of fresh lake set in woodland with facilities for barbecues, fishing, walking target golf, 9-hole putting green and childrens play area. The walk is along the lakeside and at the lower end of the lake it enters a glen from where a good view may be had of the 18th century dam - one of the oldest in Ireland....

Wild flower meadow and deer lawn. St Patrick's chair, a gigantic Druid stone, with nearby Well credited with healing powers....

There are a number of interesting walks through this forest park which is situated just outside Clogher. One of the shortest of these is the river walk which is a mere 3/4 mile long. Two other very pleasant walks are through woodland with impressive broad leaved trees and adjoin the picnic area....