Posted on: 10th June 2013
Whether it’s counting the spots on a ladybird or spying on a great spotted woodpecker, wildlife watching during the early summer is an activity not to be missed.
View more info on Go Dotty for Spotty Birds and Beetles
Posted on: 31st May 2013
The new play park at Slieve Gullion won a NITB award last week. The award was in the category of Tourism Partner Initiative. The development of the project was led by Mrs Julie Mc Cann of Newry & Mourne District Council who worked closely with a wide range of local partners to establish the high quality adventure park.
View more info on Slieve Gullion Forest adventure Park wins best Tourism Partner Initiative at the NITB awards.
Posted on: 15th May 2013
Mayor Councilor John McArdle launched the Ring of Gullion Audio Guides at the Slieve Gullion Courtyard just in time for the summer season. The launch was attended by the areas MP, MLA and local councilors as well as the local community and council officials who worked on the tour.
View more info on Ring of Gullion Audio Guides
Posted on: 9th May 2013
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love wildflowers. So we thought we would celebrate Irish wildflowers in the Ring of Gullion.
View more info on Wild about Wildflowers
Posted on: 11th April 2013
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% of the area in the Ring of Gullion.
View more info on Local Schools restore heather habitat
Posted on: 26th February 2013
For the first time the Ring of Gullion and Cooley cross border Conservation Volunteer team met up on Saturday 23rd February.
View more info on Conservation Volunteers February 2013
Posted on: 17th January 2013
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!
View more info on Go nuts for birds
Posted on: 15th January 2013
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 and with layer upon layer of clothing.
View more info on Early Childhood Studies Group Visit Slieve Gullion!
Posted on: 7th January 2013
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 23rd) witnessed an event of an entirely different sort.
View more info on LOVE AT A HIGH ALTITUDE
Posted on: 25th December 2012
The Stone Age monument dates to between 4000 B.C. and 2500 B.C., making it up to 6000 years old. That could be 3000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and nearly 4000 years older than England's Stonehenge! Or as old as them anyway…The tomb is aligned to the setting sun at the winter solstice.
View more info on Winter Solstice – Setting Sun illuminates Slieve Gullion Passage tomb
Posted on: 29th October 2012
Forestry Minister Michelle O’Neill today introduced emergency legislation, in tandem with similar legislation in the south, to stop the importation of ash trees.
View more info on Fortress Ireland approach to prevent spread of ash disease essential – O’Neill
Posted on: 15th October 2012
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 were at Slieve Gullion Courtyard finding out all about our much loved native red squirrel!
View more info on Red Squirrel Celebrations At Slieve Gullion
Event takes place on October 2, 2021 until November 6, 2021
Event takes place on October 9, 2021 until October 16, 2021
Event takes place on October 16, 2021
Posted on 1st October 2021
Posted on 1st October 2021
Intangible Cultural Heritage Experiences Development in the Ring of Gullion
Posted on 1st October 2021
Ring of Gullion AONB
Crossmaglen Community Centre,
O’Fiaich Square,
Crossmaglen,
BT35 9AA.
Tel: +44 (0)330 137 4898
Email: info@ringofgullion.org
Visitor Servicing and Attractions: 0330 137 4046
Email: info@visitmournemountains.co.uk
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