Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

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.

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St. Mary’s Primary School Mullaghbawn are Babysitting!!!

Posted on: 10th February 2016

St. Mary’s Primary School Mullaghbawn P7 have been looking after some very special visitors. They arrived all 30+ of them last Friday in the form of eggs and over the weekend we are delighted to announce they have hatched and are swimming about! What are they? …

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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.

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Belfast’s Peace Tree prepares for Europe

Posted on: 1st February 2016

The Peace Tree, recently crowned Northern Ireland’s best-loved tree, is now competing for votes in the European Tree of the Year contest, run by the Environmental Partnership Association.

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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.

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Farmland Bird Count 2016- what will you find on your land?

Posted on: 22nd January 2016

The GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count 2016 is happening from the 6th to the 14th of February and the Ring of Gullion Team is delighted to support this fantastic initiative. The team is urging farmers and volunteers to take part. Farmers just need to spend 30 minutes on any one day between the 6th and 14th February recording the species and number of birds seen on one particular area of the farm.

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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.

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Another successful Winter solstice at the Ring of Gullion

Posted on: 5th January 2016

The 2015 winter solstice festival took place from 19th to 22nd December. The main highlight of the festival is the…

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New Ring of Gullion AONB Action Plan 2016-2021- Have your Say!

Posted on: 17th December 2015

This is your chance to help shape a new Ring of Gullion AONB Action Plan for the next 5 years. Tell us what activities you want us to focus on to keep this area, so special and unique.

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Social Farming: The Experience of the Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) project and The Next Step within Rural Support

Posted on: 17th December 2015

Social Farming is an innovative use of agriculture to promote therapy, rehabilitation, social inclusion, education and social services in rural areas.

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The World around Us in the Ring of Gullion Photography Exhibition

Posted on: 30th November 2015

The winners of the Ring of Gullion Photography Competition have being decided after a lot of deliberation by the judges! Newry Mourne and Down District Council and the Ring of Gullion AONB project are showcasing the excellent entries in the annual Photography Competition in Ti Chulainn Centre in Mullaghbawn until the 7th December.

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Citizen Science – Making your Wildlife count

Posted on: 27th November 2015

"What’s about in the Wild" is the name of a programme of events and training that has been offered this autumn and winter by the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme, part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Department of Social Development Areas at Risk programme.

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