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North Bull Island Special Protection Area, near Goatstown

North Bull Island Special Protection Area is a nature reserve in County Dublin, 12 km north-east of Goatstown.

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North Bull Island Special Protection Area is in Goatstown, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 12 km north-east of the centre of Goatstown in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Sutton Dinghy Club (690), 1.0 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Sutton Dinghy Club 1.0 km
    bus 6
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Slieverue Lodge 1.1 km
    bus 6
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Shielmartin Road 1.1 km
    bus 6
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Carrickbrack Lawn 1.2 km
    bus 6
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • La Vista Avenue 1.2 km
    bus 6
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Goatstown covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other nature reserves in Goatstown

Nearest to North Bull Island Special Protection Area first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from North Bull Island Special Protection Area, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 24 nature reserves in Goatstown

Questions people ask

Where is North Bull Island Special Protection Area?
Near Goatstown, County Dublin, 12 km north-east of the centre.
What are the opening hours of North Bull Island Special Protection Area?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is North Bull Island Special Protection Area from the centre of Goatstown?
12 km north-east of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other nature reserves near North Bull Island Special Protection Area?
24 in Goatstown altogether. The nearest are Bull Island Wildlife Only Area, South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation and Booterstown Marsh.
How do you get to North Bull Island Special Protection Area without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Sutton Dinghy Club, 1.0 km away in a straight line, and bus 6 call there, run by Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap a15088989, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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