Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Slieve Gullion DEA invites you to a public meeting

Posted on: 25th February 2016

To have a say about the future of your area and learn more about the DEA nominations process, council would like to invite you to the first public meeting of the Slieve Gullion DEA Forum on Tuesday 1st March at 7.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre

Tree-mendous tree give-away greens South Armagh

Posted on: 22nd February 2016

Over 14km of hedgerows and 11,000 saplings were given away at Slieve Gullion on Saturday 20th February, to farmers, householders and community groups. The crisp winter’s day saw the culmination of the Gullion’s Green Woodland Scheme, which is being run by Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership together with the Million Trees in a Day project and the Woodland Trust. More than 20 volunteers helped to organise the mass tree give-away and loaded trees into everything from bicycle carriers to tractors.

Who do you think you are

Posted on: 13th February 2016

The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, with Pauline Loughran, ran two workshops in February for sixteen enthusiastic participants to develop knowledge, skills and understanding in how to trace family trees and find out who our ancestors are. Participants examined a Crossmaglen family from the 1790’s and used this to see how to join the dots with any family.

Ring of Gullion secures additional funding to combat wildfires

Posted on: 8th February 2016

Durkan announces £125,600 boost for natural environment

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today announced an additional £125,600 to protect our landscape, habitats and species.

Ten not for profit organisations and councils will share a slice of the Natural Environment Fund for varied projects ranging from raptor studies for our birds of prey to wildfire initiatives.

Over 40 organisations unite for a brighter future for woods and trees

Posted on: 25th January 2016

The Woodland Trust is leading 47 cross-sector organisations* from across the UK in a call to celebrate, and secure the future of, our trees and woodland by creating a Charter for Trees, Woods and People. Our country’s woods and trees are facing unprecedented pressures from development, disease and climate change. They risk being neglected, undervalued and forgotten.

The Down Survey of Ireland – An Incredible Historical Map Resource

Posted on: 8th January 2016

This Project has brought together for the first time in over 300 years all the surviving maps, digitised them and made them available as a public online resource.