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South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation, near Rathfarnham

South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation is a nature reserve in County Dublin, 7.3 km east of Rathfarnham.

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From Rathfarnham
7.3 km east, in a straight line

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South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation is in Rathfarnham, 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 7.3 km east of the centre of Rathfarnham in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Blackrock College (428), 1.2 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Blackrock College 1.2 km
    buses 4, 7, 7A, 7n and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Booterstown 1.2 km
    train DART
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Blackrock Clinic 1.2 km
    buses 4, 7A, 7 and 7E
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Booterstown Station 1.3 km
    buses 4, 7, 7A, 702, 7n and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Blackrock 1.3 km
    trains DART and rail among others
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Rathfarnham covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other nature reserves in Rathfarnham

Nearest to South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 15 nature reserves in Rathfarnham

Questions people ask

Where is South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation?
Near Rathfarnham, County Dublin, 7.3 km east of the centre.
What are the opening hours of South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation from the centre of Rathfarnham?
7.3 km 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 South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation?
15 in Rathfarnham altogether. The nearest are Booterstown Marsh, Booterstown Marsh and Booterstown Nature Reserve.
How do you get to South Dublin Bay Special Area of Conservation without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Blackrock College, 1.2 km away in a straight line, and buses 4, 7, 7A, 7n and 84n 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 a32288191, 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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