Island 286 - South Island, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland

South Island is a low lying tidal island located about 250 metres to the south of Mid Island and half a mile west of the village of Greyabbey on the eastern side of Strangford Lough.  At low tide it is linked to Mid Island by a shingle causeway but can also be accessed direct from Greyabbey across the muddy sand at low tide.  

The island is obviously sometimes used for grazing animals but there were none present when I visited on a sunny morning in early September 2015.  The island is owned by the National Trust, is uninhabited and I had it to myself during my visit. There isn't much to say about the island. It is about 700 metres from east to west and 200 metres from north to south.  It has no trees but plenty of grass, thistles, ragwort and sea mayweed.  I spent about 20 minutes looking in vain for a geocache at the western end of the island.

Arriving on South Island

 Sea mayweed in flower - looking north towards Mid Island

 Looking east towards the shingle causeway

 South Island is owned by the National Trust

 More sea mayweed