How to help
Wildlife conservation helps protect endangered plants, animals and habitats. Additionally, wildlife conservation aims to raise awareness regarding the importance of wildlife and wilderness.
Help keep the Ring of Gullion beautiful
Wildlife conservation helps protect endangered plants, animals and habitats. Additionally, wildlife conservation aims to raise awareness regarding the importance of wildlife and wilderness.
It is essential to take actions to protect wildlife from extinction. By doing so, we do not only ensure their survival, but also the diversity of the ecosystem. As a result, it will help improve the ecological health of the earth. There are lots of ways in which you can help your local wildlife; in this section we have suggested some of ways of how you can help. Check back regularly for more tips and hints.
Volunteer form
Get involved We are looking for enthusiastic people to volunteer as volunteers for Gullion and Cooley to help us to deliver a variety of initiatives aimed at conserving and enhancing…
Help plant trees in the Ring of Gullion
Free trees for biodiversity – Communities invited to spruce up the landscape, with the gift of free trees Schools, youth groups, community groups and landowners are invited to tackle Northern…
The Ring of Gullion and Cooley Red Squirrel Group
The aims of the Ring of Gullion and Cooley Red Squirrel Group are: 1. To protect and help maintain the population of red squirrels in the Ring of Gullion and…
Gardening for Wildlife
There are a number of resources out there in regards encouraging wildlife in the garden. We need pollinators to grow many of the fruits and vegetables that make up a balanced…
Identify Species in the Ring of Gullion AONB
The Ring of Gullion is home to an array of species; large and small, rare and common, cute and slimy…! These guides will help you identify a few of the…
How to make a bird feeder from recycled rubbish
Do you want to help to feed the birds in your garden this winter, without breaking the bank at the garden centre? You can make a really effective bird feeder…
How to make a Hedgerow
Hedgerows can bring the riches of flowers, scent, berries, rich autumn colours and wildlife to your field, school, garden or business. Planting a hedgePlant between November and March when the…
How to make a Bee Hotel
The majority of bees are solitary and make single nest cells, rather than working with many other bees to raise huge numbers of offspring in shared nests. There are many…
How to make a Bug Hotel
There are about 10 million species of insect in the world and they all need somewhere to live. Insects love an untidy garden! Piles of dead wood and leaves lying…
How to make a Hedgehog House
When you have made a hedgehog house, place it in a quiet part of your garden, preferably against a bank, wall or fence and hope that you will have a…
How to make a Swift box
Swifts can be a difficult species to establish in artificial nest boxes. However, if you have an appropriate location, the effort is well worth while. The nest box should be…