Wild about Wildflowers
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love wildflowers. So we thought we would celebrate Irish wildflowers in the Ring of Gullion. The event, hosted by Ring of Gullion AONB Office...
9 May, 2013 Read moreWild about Wildflowers
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love wildflowers. So we thought we would celebrate Irish wildflowers in the Ring of Gullion. The event, hosted by Ring of Gullion AONB Office...
9 May, 2013 Read moreLocal Schools restore heather habitat
Slieve Gullion, recognised by its designation as a Special Area of Conservation, is one of the largest expanses of European dry heath in Northern Ireland, and heathland covers roughly 12%...
11 April, 2013 Read moreConservation Volunteers February 2013
For the first time the Ring of Gullion and Cooley cross border Conservation Volunteer team met up on Saturday 23rd February. Their task was to remove Rhododendron from Ravensdale Forest...
26 February, 2013 Read moreGo nuts for birds
Why not join us at Slieve Gullion Courtyard on Saturday 26th from 2-4pm to take part in the worlds largest wildlife survey, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch! Danielle Begley, Biodiversity...
17 January, 2013 Read moreEarly Childhood Studies Group Visit Slieve Gullion!
Slieve Gullion didn’t know what to expect when Year 2 Fulltime Early Childhood Studies students from Stranmillis College and their three lecturers turned up in force, Wellies at the ready...
15 January, 2013 Read moreLOVE AT A HIGH ALTITUDE
Irish language enthusiasts from South Armagh and Co. Louth, who gathered to watch the winter solstice in a passage tomb on the top of Slieve Gullion (573m) on Sunday (Dec...
7 January, 2013 Read moreWinter Solstice – Setting Sun illuminates Slieve Gullion Passage tomb
Set on the summit of Slieve Gullion is the highest surviving passage tomb in Ireland. It is known locally as ‘the Calliagh Berra’s House’. The Stone Age monument dates to...
25 December, 2012 Read moreFortress Ireland approach to prevent spread of ash disease essential – O’Neill
Forestry Minister Michelle O’Neill today introduced emergency legislation, in tandem with similar legislation in the south, to stop the importation of ash trees. The measure was taken to help prevent...
29 October, 2012 Read moreRed Squirrel Celebrations At Slieve Gullion
As part of National Red Squirrel Week, Tollymore and Ring of Gullion Red Squirrel Groups together with Ring of Gullion Officer and Biodiversity Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council...
15 October, 2012 Read moreNational Trails Day in The Ring of Gullion
As part of National Trails Day, Gap o the North Walking Club together with The Ring of Gullion Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council met in Jonesborough on Saturday...
15 October, 2012 Read moreExhibition Launched – Photography Competition
The winners of this years’ Ring of Gullion Photography Competition joined Mayor John McArdle and Deputy Mayor Patrick McDonald in Newry Arts Centres’ Bell Gallery to launch the exhibition which...
15 October, 2012 Read moreSlieve Gullion venue for Red Kite talk
The red kite was once a common sight across Britain and Ireland, until around 200 years ago when they were persecuted to extinction here. In 2007, the RSPB NI, Golden...
15 October, 2012 Read more