Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

DOE Breaks Quercus Contract

Posted on: 13th May 2015

The DOE NI has decided not to renew the NHRP contract with Queen’s. All work related to this will terminate on 22nd June.

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Defend Nature! 100 voluntary organisations unite to defend nature

Posted on: 13th May 2015

Across Europe, including here, vital laws protect our most precious wildlife and wild places. It's not just wildlife that depend on them - we do too, for cleaner rivers, vital habitat for pollinating insects and natural places we can enjoy and spend time in. Without these laws our world would be a poorer place.

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Call for Financial Assistance – May 2015

Posted on: 12th May 2015

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council invites applications for financial assistance towards the three programme areas outlined below:
Capital Call for Community, Sporting and Recreational Capital Schemes; Community Festival Fund, (DCAL and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council); Good Relations, (OFMDFM and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council)

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Mooney Goes Wild in Slieve Gullion Forest Park

Posted on: 11th May 2015

Mooney Goes Wild in Slieve Gullion Forest Park to chat to Therese Hamill about red Squirrels Derek Mooney and his…

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Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Aids Swift Conservation

Posted on: 1st May 2015

A swift tower has been built at Derrymore Estate by the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership to aid swift conservation in the area. Swift populations have been declining steadily over the last 25 years and we hope to turn this around by providing suitable ready made nest sites.

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Help wanted for Slieve Gullion Cairn Facelift

Posted on: 30th April 2015

Slieve Gullion Cairn needs your help! The ancient cairn on the summit of Slieve Gullion is in need of repairs as a result of the accidental damage caused by the thousands of visitors to the site each year. The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), is appealing for volunteers to help with the restoration of the Passage Tomb on the summit of Slieve Gullion on Saturday 16th May.

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Scenic Drive Remains Closed for Bank Holiday

Posted on: 29th April 2015

Tree felling operations in the main woodland area of Slieve Gullion Forest will be ongoing for a period of approximately 3 months. The Scenic Drive will be closed to public vehicle access.

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Wildfire on Slieve Gullion

Posted on: 27th April 2015

The Ring of Gullion ANOB project is saddened to report that a large wildfire on the Ballard rd side of Slieve Gullion has done extensive damage to the heath habitat, a habitat of international significance.

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Launch of Ring of Gullion walking guides!

Posted on: 20th April 2015

The 3 walking guides will be available for free from the local Visitor Information Points in Slieve Gullion and Crossmaglen and the Visitor Information Centre in Newry.

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‘Bessbrook Tram’ Restoration on the Right Track

Posted on: 10th April 2015

Members of the Cardiff & Avonside Railway Society, which is now in it’s 44th year, heard about the ambitious project…

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The Giant’s Lair Opening Soon!

Posted on: 1st April 2015

The most ambitious children’s arts project commissioned in Northern Ireland has almost completed at Slieve Gullion and is set to become a landmark cultural attraction for the island of Ireland.The Giant’s Lair, is an innovative magical living storybook devised through a trail of intertwined fairy house and arts features creating a childhood land with dragons, giants and fairies inspired by legend and mythical folklore on over a mile of woodlands at Slieve Gullion forest park.

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Experience the Ring of Gullion this Easter!

Posted on: 1st April 2015

Fancy learning more about the Ring of Gullion area - A Special Place? This Easter, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, the Ring of Gullion AONB and Landscape Partnership Scheme are offering members of the public, a range of ways to experience this great area.

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